mismanaged
Example Sentences
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One of the copters misgauged how high the wall was around the courtyard, clipped the tail, getting disabled.
From Time • Aug. 31, 2016
On the murky sliver-moon night, the pilot misgauged his approach to the Samos beach and smashed the raft against a rock outcropping; instantly, one of the air-filled pontoons began to collapse.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2016
Kenney admitted he misgauged the market when he negotiated a deal with Fox SportsNet in Chicago in 1999 and stressed patience with the regular season less than five months away and no TV deal.
From Chicago Tribune • Oct. 10, 2014
Fifty years ago Detroit misgauged consumer appetites and lost its way amid an invasion of fuel-efficient Japanese cars to U.S. soil, and it almost never recovered.
From Forbes • May 8, 2013
Skinny misgauged a swift throw from John and caught the ball on the tip of his fingers.
From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Seely, Herman Gastrell
