mishandle

How to use mishandle in a sentence

• In 2018, she helped get a law passed that requires airlines to disclose the number of wheelchairs they lose, mishandle or break, and has been outspoken about needing to protect and enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act.

  Senator Tammy Duckworth Wants FDR Memorial to Be Accessible for People with All Disabilities | Abigail Abrams | March 2, 2021 | TIme

• Despite his best efforts, Wolfe is accused of mishandling the Ebola scourge, an allegation that strikes deep.

  ‘Catastrophist’ offers lessons from a pre-COVID plague | Patrick Folliard | February 5, 2021 | Washington Blade

• Not long ago, New York saw its first funeral director stripped of his license for mishandling the remains of Covid victims.

  How to Be Better at Death (Ep. 450) | Maria Konnikova | February 4, 2021 | Freakonomics

• The announcement of such a probe, as the FBI’s sprawling national investigation into the attack is barely a week old, underscores the degree of concern in government circles that vital intelligence may have been missed or mishandled.

  Inspectors general of several federal agencies open sweeping review of security, intelligence surrounding Capitol attack | Devlin Barrett, Missy Ryan | January 15, 2021 | Washington Post

• It appears to be either the delaying of mail or mishandling by private contractors.

  Baby chicks are dying in the mail. One hatchery lost 4,800 in a single shipment | Claire Zillman, reporter | August 21, 2020 | Fortune