Mislaid is an English word with synonyms like misplaced or lost. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Mislaid in a sentence
Mislaid meaning
That cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily.
Using Mislaid
- The main meaning on this page is: That cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily.
- Useful related words include: misplaced, lost.
Context around Mislaid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mislaid
- In this selection, "mislaid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, matthews, almost, bruce, property and seven stand out and add context to how "mislaid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include any was mislaid it was and claire matthews mislaid a locked. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mislaid" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mislaid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Treasurer almost mislaid a draft of his federal budget speech. (11 words)
The travel case is a very nice touch as there are quite a few components that could easily be mislaid and lost. (22 words)
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. (28 words)
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. (33 words)
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. (30 words)
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. (29 words)
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.