mislay
verb (used with object)
to lose temporarily; misplace.
had mislaid
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past perfectof mislay.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Wehrly, who could not immediately recall what day the incident had occurred, told a reporter it was not the first time she had mislaid her weapon.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2018
She raised it casually, as if it were a kitchen utensil she had mislaid and would find later.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2016
From soccer mom reproving a child who had mislaid his lunchbox she, very briefly, became Torquemada dealing with a mentally deficient suspect.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2013
Mr Rodriguez said he had been on leave from 15 December and had just been informed the day after the party that an official had mislaid a computer.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2013
Unfortunately she had mislaid or lost Mademoiselle Reisz’s card, and looking up her address in the city directory, she found that the woman lived on Bienville Street, some distance away.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
