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How to use dismiss in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb

Dismiss means to discharge; to end the employment or service of. Example: “The company dismissed me after less than a year.”

Examples of dismiss by meaning

verbTo discharge; to end the employment or service of.

  • The company dismissed me after less than a year.

verbTo order to leave.

  • The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.

verbTo dispel; to rid one’s mind of.

  • He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.

verbTo reject; to refuse to accept.

  • The court dismissed the case.
  • She dismissed the idea as ridiculous.
  • “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.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IV, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC

verbTo invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.

  • By telling the victim to "get over it", the listener dismissed the victim's feelings.

verbTo send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).

  • She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.

verbTo get a batsman out.

  • He was dismissed for 99 runs.

verbTo give someone a red card; to send off.

  • Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1-3 Blackburn”, in BBC

More sentences with dismiss

  • Glenn McGrath dismissed Michael Atherton a record 19 times; hence Atherton is McGrath's rabbit.From the entry rabbit
  • The lawyer was left in the dark as to why the jury was dismissed.From the entry dark
  • He added a long litany of peripheral precedents which the judge dismissed as mere makeweights.From the entry makeweight
  • Dismissing the rumors as "horsefeathers", he advised everybody to disregard them.From the entry horsefeathers
  • He dismissed the conspiracy theory as poppycock.From the entry poppycock
  • The case is dismissed as between Jones and Smith.From the entry as
  • The case is dismissed as against Smith.From the entry as
  • They dismissed the meeting with a wave of their hand.From the entry with
  • His plan to rid Trafalgar Square of pigeons by bringing in peregrine falcons to eat them was dismissed as not feasible.From the entry feasible
  • I laughingly dismissed the idea and changed the subject.From the entry laughingly
  • Critics dismissed the book as academic stodge.From the entry stodge
  • He dismissed her with a wave of the hand.From the entry wave
  • He was dismissed as a mendacious witness.From the entry mendacious
  • He dismissed my comment with a shrug.From the entry shrug
  • She's gotten herself on a slippery slope to being dismissed.From the entry slippery slope
  • Having already dismissed the story as a heap of piffle, he cheerily advised the reporters to go for a run.From the entry cheerily
  • An illegal house-search is both a grave violation of privacy and potential grounds to dismiss any evidence that is found.From the entry house-search
  • The thinker imprudently dismissed the ontological premises of the argument without engaging in dialectical scrutiny, thereby undermining the epistemic integrity of the discourse.From the entry imprudently
  • The judge dismissed the case on procedural grounds: it wasn't the facts or the law, but just that they hadn't filed the correct forms.From the entry procedural
  • He dismissed the idea on sight.From the entry on sight
  • The charges were dismissed with prejudice.From the entry with prejudice
  • Conspiracy theories are designed to be unfalsifiable: every criticism can be dismissed as "whitewashing by the conspirers", and every concern can be summarized as "part of the greater conspiracy".From the entry unfalsifiable
  • Across Ukraine, the initial shock over the confrontation, which culminated in President Donald Trump summarily dismissing Mr.2025 March 3, Howard LaFranchi, “Ukrainians flock to Zelenskyy’s banner, but hope for solution with US”, in The Christian Science Monitor. From the entry mendicant
  • It’s tempting to dismiss the 15-person outfit as out of touch.2024 March 27, Connie Loizos, “Marissa Mayer's startup just rolled out photo sharing and event planning apps, and the internet isn't sure…. From the entry throwback
  • Taking people's pronouns seriously is important because it makes the difference between accepting or dismissing someone's existence.2023, Silva Neves, “Sex and gender”, in Sexology: The Basics, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN. From the entry misgender
  • On the face of it, "effective accelerationism", as it has been dubbed, would be easy to dismiss.2023 October 22, Danny Forts, “Silicon Valley tells the 'decels' to stand aside for the AI revolution”, in The Times, London: News UK…. From the entry effective accelerationism
  • Some harpsichordists might have dismissed these works as not “authentic” Handel, Mr.2021 March 19, Anthony Tommasini, “Kenneth Cooper, Harpsichordist With Improviser’s Gift, Dies at 79”, in The New York Times, archived…. From the entry harpsichordist
  • Aline was disillusioned and very dismissing of people not true to their word.2021, Lavona Fercho, Prime Ministers’ Wives: Those Who Endure. From the entry dismissing
  • The more generic you are when you communicate with someone, the more dismissed they feel.2018, Nicole Dreiske, The Upside of Digital Devices, page 52. From the entry dismissed
  • That last one is very real and it cannot be dismissed.2016, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Opiods”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 27, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros.…. From the entry myth

Meaning of dismiss

  1. verb To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
  2. verb To order to leave.
  3. verb To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.

Full definition of dismiss

Questions about dismiss in a sentence

How do you use dismiss in a sentence?
Dismiss is used as a verb. For example: “The company dismissed me after less than a year.”
What is a short sentence with dismiss?
“The court dismissed the case.”
What does dismiss mean?
Dismiss means to discharge; to end the employment or service of.

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