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
After they mislaid evidence a number of times, she says, she carried her home computer and a pile of paperwork into the police station.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
What follows is a suspenseful tale of misplaced trust, mislaid memories and unreliable narration.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
"I can't believe I mislaid an entire day!"
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2022
A mislaid rope may be called a lost cord, but the familiar musical phrase is lost chord. climax/crescendo.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
