- present tense form of dismiss (3rd person singular).
dismisses
Example Sentences
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She dismisses some research papers on it as "absolutely poor quality".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Bret dismisses the luxury car as a “two-door tank that was hardly the sporty vehicle” he “longed for.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Fiechter dismisses this as fearmongering, saying he is "certain that the EU will not allow this to happen", and arguing that the agreements with Switzerland are "entirely in the EU's own interest".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
He dismisses regulation as a constraint on US competitiveness with China, even as more and more Americans come out angrily against AI and the huge energy-consuming data centers needed to power it.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
I'm relieved by the matter-of-fact way he dismisses the incident, but also annoyed.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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