misplace
verb (used with object)
to put in a wrong place.
misplaced
Example Sentences
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Video analysis unveiled the chaotic reality of medical emergencies with overlapping voices and misplaced equipment.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The breadth and depth of AstraZeneca’s drug pipeline means those fears seem misplaced and the U.K. company is unlikely to share Roche’s fate, the analysts add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
More than 2,500 ballots had been misplaced in the original count, but were found while doing the recount.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
When it comes to possibly one of the most transformational technologies humanity has ever seen, economist and fund manager Daniel Lacalle thinks fear is misplaced.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
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
