dispense with
Example Sentences
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As the United States Supreme Court explained in 1942, the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel implicitly embodies a “correlative right to dispense with a lawyer’s help.”
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Early on Wednesday morning, Venkatesham made the recommendation to the Lewis family - the club's ownership - to dispense with Frank.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Su was able to dispense with Intel as a competitor because Intel had “self-inflicted wounds,” said Daniel Newman, CEO of research and advisory firm Futurum Group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Customers are increasingly being lured by brands like TimberTech, which dispense with wood altogether in favor of polyvinyl chloride patterned to resemble mahogany, teak, or hickory.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
Other pieces may even dispense with the idea that music has to consist of notes; compositions may be collections of sounds and silences.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
