dismisses
Example Sentences
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She evades that reality in “107 Days,” in which she dismisses antiwar protesters at her rallies as mere “hecklers.”
From Salon • May 5, 2026
"The Court of Justice dismisses Lufthansa's appeal and thus upholds the General Court's ruling to annul the decision by which the Commission had approved the recapitalisation of Lufthansa," it said in a statement.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
He curtly dismisses 2005’s strong “A Bigger Bang” and 2016’s “Blue & Lonesome,” a back-to-basics album of blues covers, as “adequate endeavors that signaled a band living on borrowed time.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
“I’m always a little saddened when one artist dismisses another’s art form as dead,” said Jamie Barton, a Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
The bell for lunch rings, and Missus Wilhelmina slowly finishes her sentence, to remind us that we aren’t allowed to leave until she dismisses us from class herself.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
