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"Dismiss" in a Sentence (22 examples)
First of all, we must dismiss him.
First of all, we must dismiss the cook.
Dismiss him from that post.
I don't know whether she believed me or not but in any case it seems she doesn't automatically dismiss talk of the supernatural.
To dismiss the dialog box you need to click the X at the top right of the window.
We'll dismiss class early today.
If your colleagues don't work, either you do their work or I'll dismiss you by tomorrow morning.
We dismiss people for talking about themselves but it's the subject they treat best.
By turning the page, we can dismiss the characters in a book without fear of hurting their feelings.
I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.
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The company dismissed me after less than a year.
The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
The court dismissed the case.
She dismissed the idea as ridiculous.
“He was here,” observed Drina composedly, “and father was angry with him.” ¶ “What?” exclaimed Eileen. “When?” ¶ “This morning, before father went downtown.” ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina’s case.
The late Professor Pat White was an outspoken critic. In his 1986 book Forgotten Railways, he dismissed as smoke and mirrors the oft-used argument that 33% of rail routes carried only 1% of the traffic, as it ignores the fact that a third of the national road network also only carried 2% of cars and lorries. But unlike rail, road got away with it because no mention was made of how much it cost the taxpayer to keep them usable.
By telling the victim to "get over it", the listener dismissed the victim's feelings.
As for the IRP, Secretary of State Grant Shapps continues to peddle snake oil, smoke and mirrors. His reaction to near-universal IRP condemnation from politicians, local and national media, and all but a few rail specialists was to dismiss the lot of us (in the condescending and patronising tone we have now come to expect) as "critics and naysayers".
She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.
He was dismissed for 99 runs.
Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.
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