dispelling

Example Sentences

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But, she said, the more time providers have to spend dispelling myths about Tylenol, the less time they have to discuss other important health issues.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Now the Petersen Automotive Museum takes a closer look, dispelling stereotypes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

He’s spent years dispelling myths about contract killings born of movies and Law & Order episodes.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

No, the part I’m celebrating is when Burr invoked the most reliably triggering term of all before dispelling it and distracting Maher to change the subject.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

It seemed to burn feeling back into him, dispelling the numbness and sense of unreality, firing him with something that was like courage.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling