disabuse

Example Sentences

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“This time of year traditionally has not been fire season but now, we disabuse any notion that there is a season, it’s year-round in the state of California,” he said on social media.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

The movie’s Australian-born director, Justin Kurzel, has long had a thing for bleakness, and his new movie won’t disabuse you of that characterization.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Broussard tried to disabuse me of this notion.

From Slate • May 11, 2024

“Moonshine,” a Canadian dramedy available on the CW’s website, has enough dysfunction and wild behavior to largely disabuse one of this dream … but enough Canadian charm that it still holds a certain appeal.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

“Do nothing to disabuse the public of this notion.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson