misplaced
Example Sentences
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I’ve been an eyewitness to lost specimens turning up in a museum when a colleague spotted a dinosaur skull and pterosaur skeleton sitting on the wrong shelf like misplaced library books.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
So let me offer a different lineup, since the country seems to have misplaced it.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
For that reason, lamenting the benefits he never received after his death is, in my view, misplaced.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
"This isn't misplaced confidence, as we've shown time and time again that we won't stop until we've caught offenders, put them before the courts, and secured justice for victims."
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
He drew himself to his full height, and my pity now felt completely misplaced.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
