mishandle

On cold tires, cars like the Ferrari don’t handle; they mishandle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

An independent investigation found that Wada did not mishandle the case or show bias towards the Chinese swimmers.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024

Then there was Hockenson’s mishandle of a hard throw from Kirk Cousins into the end zone near the end of the game.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

Davis will be the kick returner to open the regular season, although he did mishandle a punt in the Chargers’ second preseason game, the ball eventually going out of bounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

"Ay, they may mishandle him!" he continued feebly, his head sinking yet lower on his breast.

From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Stanley J. Weyman

And as Xi warned that the world's two largest economies could "come into conflict" if Washington mishandles the Taiwan issue, minor skirmishes broke out on the sidelines of their meeting.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

A majority of consumers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent are not willing to shrug off media and advertising that ridicules or mishandles their culture.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024

If a company mishandles user data that it holds, like in the event of a data breach, the business has 72 hours to alert EU users who were affected.

From Slate ● May 24, 2018

“In Chocolate We Trust” tells a great story, pertinent and fascinating, although Kurie’s careful anthropological approach possibly mishandles it.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2018

I wish you could see the way he mishandles a cigar.

From Quill's Window by George Barr McCutcheon

They claim Ledward has mishandled distribution of the funds and “cannot be trusted with the continued administration of the estate.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Critics of the process argued that the investigation had been mishandled, undermining confidence in the IOM.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

"If mishandled, the two nations could collide or even come into conflict," he said.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

"If mishandled, the two nations could collide or even come into conflict, pushing the entire China-US relationship into a highly perilous situation," he said.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

"Are you saying the police mishandled the investigation?"

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

The motive, Tan alleged in the lawsuit, was fear by department officials that they would be sued by Salehpour’s family for mishandling the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

FBI agents executed a search warrant at the Virginia home of Washington Post reporter, Hannah Natanson, earlier this year as part of an investigation into alleged mishandling of classified information by a government contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Bolton pleaded guilty this morning to mishandling classified government information.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

Anger at the exam mishandling has been channelled by the newly-founded satirical "Cockroach People's Party", which has won millions of followers on social media since its launch in May.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

Jones was a large man and strong enough to shake off his attackers, but he did not respond to his mishandling with force of his own.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy