misplacement
Example Sentences
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"We cannot say with certainty that all of these items are on the library's estate," said a spokesman but "the reason is usually misplacement".
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023
“His violation, though a serious misplacement of this court’s trust, was not an action that in any way endangers the community,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2021
Rather than suffering from a catastrophic misplacement of ambition, that baseline effort has vanished completely.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2018
The slight misplacement of a seventh-inning pitch to Jerry Sands was all the Chicago White Sox needed to put this game away.
From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2016
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
