How to Use misplace in a Sentence

misplace

verb
  • I seem to have misplaced my keys.
  • None of them should have been misplaced.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
  • His mouth seemed far away, damp and small, as though misplaced.
    — Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
  • But that trust was misplaced, Stifter said.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The real risk is misplaced trust in the cloud.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But this case shows what happens when that trust is misplaced.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
  • Much was made about his time away, but the concern might have been misplaced.
    — Doug Haller, azcentral, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Even teams with some of the best bodies of work in the sport can misplace it.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Benjamin’s trust in both was misplaced.
    — Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 20 May 2026
  • But peas, in all their bright-green glory, may have been misplaced the whole time.
    — Sara Angle, Outside Online, 19 June 2018
  • The remote can be stored in the top of the unit so it doesn’t get misplaced when not in use.
    — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The honor is so fresh that Monk hasn’t had a chance to misplace it yet.
    — al, 22 Feb. 2021
  • But analysts say those hopes may have been misplaced.
    — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The family talked over how the medal could've been misplaced.
    — Angel Mendoza, azcentral, 11 July 2019
  • Users who have misplaced their openers can open and close the door with the app instead.
    — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 6 Apr. 2017
  • These will come in handy when my kids inevitably misplace a gym bag or backpack, too.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Families fight, yes, but there’s a mean streak here that feels misplaced.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 May 2025
  • Her friend agreed, but the dress was somehow misplaced in the years that followed.
    — Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • There were mics that were misplaced, and a lot of mics were moved between the matinee and evening shows.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025
  • So far, this skepticism has been misplaced.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
  • But when the official called, the man who had misplaced the money was wary.
    — Sam Gillette, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • That message was misplaced as both teams hammered each other in the loose.
    — Daniel Gallan, CNN, 20 Oct. 2019
  • If that’s the case, Worley showed them those concerns were misplaced.
    — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • If you were not provided with these notices or have misplaced them, ask the school for new copies.
    — Lisa Linnell-Olsen, Parents, 10 July 2024
  • But on one of the risks of climate change — deaths by extreme weather — that trust is misplaced.
    — David Seidemann, National Review, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Each dumbbell has a base that holds any unused weight, so there are no plates to trip over and no clamps to misplace.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2021
  • The state also argued that the plaintiffs’ blame is misplaced.
    — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
  • But if Keiran had his hopes pinned on Ynez busting him out, these seem to be misplaced.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The toy may get misplaced or broken, but your child might learn to take care of their toys and put them away after play time.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
  • And then there was the year when a cone was misplaced along the route, and as a result, the runners ran short that year.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026

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