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

"In theory, it shouldn't be the end of the world if you don't have the original certificate, perhaps because they've been mislaid or damaged," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

A nation’s stuff, squeezed and zippered and then entrusted to the delicate ballet of air travel, has been mislaid and orphaned this week.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2022

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

From Salon • Apr. 23, 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