Used in a Sentence

mislaid

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mislaid.

Editorial note

It includes product mistracked or mislaid and sometimes even includes product deliberately discarded for economic reasons.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

That cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mislaid gathered in one view.

adjective

That cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mislaid.

adjective

That cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily.

Example sentences

1

It includes product mistracked or mislaid and sometimes even includes product deliberately discarded for economic reasons.

2

Because they live in a functioning society where mislaid things are generally returned to their owner with no harm done?

3

The distinction between lost and mislaid is that you mislay something when you intentionally put it somewhere but forget to retrieve it.

4

Pratt parsers are one of the most beautiful ideas and were somewhat forgotten (mislaid?).

5

Let her who has not mislaid 7 billion in assets cast the first stone.

6

And to add insult to that injury, they mislaid the service id, and would always take an adjacent service offline while troubleshooting it.

7

TFA mentions the Green Line extension in Boston which has been a costly disaster for different reasons, from ADA compliance to mislaid tracks.

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My pet theory here is mislaid/misaligned interests: 90% of Google Maps users are probably using it for automotive navigation, not for identifying cross-streets.

9

Documents left on a taxi seat can be characterized as mislaid.

10

They received it from the courier, mislaid it - my problem.

11

The news seems to have mislaid these facts recently.

12

Property (chattels) can be lost, mislaid, or abandoned.

Quote examples

1

Secrecy is like copyright - keeps on getting extended, or the documents just get "mislaid" long before the declassification date.

2

Hypothetically, if the community were foolhardy enough to trust someone's list of "recipients of mislaid money" wallet ids, you could blacklist those wallets, or even, through group agreement, force transfers back.

3

The article mentions racial segregation which is one prominent case, but more generally, 30 years ago if there had been a junkie or someone who stank or what have you on the bus, the driver would've thrown them off and the "decent" passengers would've supported them in doing so, and conversely if someone who seemed respectable had mislaid their ticket then that same driver would've been more understanding.

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> (I still maintain that a movement to enshrine the idea that these scooters left around where someone lives fall under the legal category of "mislaid property" and anyone finding one as such gets to keep it and modify as they wish.) The positive spin on these companies is they've been pretty solid VC-funded programs for providing transportation to the homeless population and spare parts to hobby hackers.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mislaid in a sentence?

It includes product mistracked or mislaid and sometimes even includes product deliberately discarded for economic reasons.

What does mislaid mean?

That cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily.

What part of speech is mislaid?

mislaid is commonly used as adjective.