misplaced
Example Sentences
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Tanner says that concerns about the airport renovation leading to an influencer version of El Encierro, the annual running of the bulls in Spain, are misplaced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
More than 2,500 ballots had been misplaced in the original count, but were found while doing the recount.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
When it comes to possibly one of the most transformational technologies humanity has ever seen, economist and fund manager Daniel Lacalle thinks fear is misplaced.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Looking back to his best in recent weeks even if he was relieved to see one misplaced pass unpunished.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Calpurnia, have you seen my five-lined skink? It should be filed here between the four-lined and the many-lined, naturally, but I seem to have misplaced it.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
