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Mislaid
Mislaid meaning
That cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily.
Example sentences (8)
Pineda-Uriotigue is charged with felony theft by receiving stolen property, theft by mislaid property, possession of marijuana and possession of a false identification card containing a government logo.
Claire Matthews mislaid a locked briefcase containing the confidential papers when she fell asleep on the train ride home, and was struck off the professional roll in March this year.
Meanwhile, it was a night to forget for Chelsea and their fans as they now have mislaid seven home games this season, their most being in 1994/95 season that were seven too.
The travel case is a very nice touch as there are quite a few components that could easily be mislaid and lost.
The Treasurer almost mislaid a draft of his federal budget speech.
According to legend, Robert Bruce mislaid his gauntlets while visiting the county, and upon asking where he could find them was told to "look aboot ye" (hence the motto).
In the morning, the stones were examined and if any was mislaid it was said that the person for whom it was set would not live out the year.
Roger "The Hat" Manifold proved difficult to find, and was the only contributor recorded in a conventional sit-down interview, as by then the flashcards had been mislaid.