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How to use mislay in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word mislay? Here are some examples.

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It is by no means uncommon for people to mislay their original policy document.
As a subscriber,any tickets you mislay or forget to bring to a performance can easily be identified and replaced.
Even if, as in poor old Stuart's case, all you have done is mislay a few items.
There is not a thurifer in the country who has not at some time created the world's finest incense only to mislay the formula and then forget how they made it.
The list goes on, though each wearer will have their own favourites, like the wrist-based boarding pass that's hard to mislay or the tap on the skin to let you know it's about to rain.
What happens when you should mislay your key?
Mind you, 007 sported two buttons on his jacket, and he would rather have died than mislay his cool, whereas Volonté, here, at least, is a shouter.
Then there's the failure of Oprah's Big Give, a prime-time philanthropy show that was launched with huge fanfare before Christmas, only to mislay nearly a third of its audience during an eight-week run.
What it happens to clarify is that people are liable to mislay their hearts as easily as their wallets, and — just in case you are tempted to construe such a loss as romantic — that both can be swiftly retrieved.
Fat guys, like old-school operatic tenors, are half-expected to burst into tears, and Pat was not the first working stiff to limp into middle age and mislay his illusions along the way.
I mean, ANYONE can mislay a piffling pounds 28billion, can't they?
Examples from Classical Literature
For some one to mislay or forget a permit was a daily occurrence and the caution had to be repeated often.
But in case you do mislay it, write to the Publishers for a complete catalog.
They have been known to mislay letters, and then to be ready to swear that they had been mailed.
Just mislay the wig and keep out of Georgie's way till the curtain goes up.
But he sped but ill, dwelling alone, inasmuch as he would forget to eat and drink and mislay or lose his hardly won wage.
If you forget the chief clerk, he will mislay your petition, or poison his masters ear.
Peacock says she wrote good letters, but apparently interested people had sagacity enough to mislay them in time.
I don't lose mine much, but gee whiz, I mislay it sometimes.
I know how easy it is to mislay anything in a camp of this sort.
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