misplace
verb (used with object)
to put in a wrong place.
had misplaced
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past perfectof misplace.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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As the story goes, Hastings had misplaced a VHS tape of “Apollo 13” racking up a hefty $40 charge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
By the time the plane landed in Madrid, Quigley and Mittman said, they had missed their connecting flight and American had misplaced two of their bags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
The victim told BBC News NI that Sloan had said he would help her look for her mobile phone, which she had misplaced.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2022
Worse, in the chaos of his escape he had misplaced the carrier containing his beloved pet rabbit, Diva.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
And then her frown was washed over by a puzzled blank look, and she began to talk as if she were trying to remember where she had misplaced something.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
