misplacement

Example Sentences

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The library in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, said it had procedures to reduce the risk of "misplacement" and theft.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023

At the time, both Gonzalez and Trevino said that her misplacement of the petition was a mistake.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2023

Readers of all races, creeds, sexual orientations and genders will recognize Owen’s feelings of misplacement — but queer readers perhaps will find something more.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2022

The misplacement of articles, it’s just funny, I don’t know why” — and, of course, the source: Ivana.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2015

But then the strangeness between us began, the feelings of oddness and misplacement, and our move never happened.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee