mislaid

Example Sentences

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Wills can be destroyed or mislaid, accidentally on purpose; beneficiary designations are the purview of the financial institution in question.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025

What follows is a suspenseful tale of misplaced trust, mislaid memories and unreliable narration.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

It seems odd that such an important piece of furniture could have been so easily mislaid.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2023

One letter missed its issue because the Coop office mislaid it and never sent it to the editor.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2022

We may raise the possibility that Mr. X mislaid his picnic basket and chose to report it stolen in the hopes of making a claim on his insurance, and so on.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith