mislaying

Example Sentences

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He has matured from the young man who once kicked a ballboy in frustration, or lost his place having returned late from Belgium after mislaying his passport.

From The Guardian • May 25, 2019

Losing AirPods would be much more frustrating than mislaying a $15 pair of headphones from the airport.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2016

In addition to unsettled weather, ominous portents include the groom’s mislaying of the ring, and his first squabble with Dolly, in which he refuses to take her beloved pet turtle on the overseas voyage.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2012

To this day, he admits that something as simple as mislaying a pen in his "monstrous London uber-pad" can trigger a whole new wave of furious self-hatred.

From The Guardian • Oct. 18, 2010

It is useless for a man in the habit of losing or mislaying his temper to argue with himself that such a proceeding is folly, that it serves no end, and does nothing but harm.

From The Human Machine by Bennett, Arnold