dismissed

Example Sentences

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A court dismissed an arrest warrant for Dong on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

After Sooryavanshi was dismissed, Sunrisers fought back admirably to restrict Royals to 243-8.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

There is a gap in the judiciary after most of the Assad-era judges were dismissed.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Later, when I asked him about fee-based financial planning, he dismissed my concerns and told me I was “searching for unicorns.”

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

That afternoon Mrs. Rappaport had a teachers’ meeting, so she dismissed Shirley with the rest of the class.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord