dismissed

Example Sentences

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Local 99 leader Arias dismissed the necessity of the three-year austerity plan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Those words might have drowned out the vociferous objections of Banka, who in October sounded baffled when he dismissed the Enhanced Games as a “ridiculous idea.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Southampton's appeal against the punishment on the grounds that it was "disproportionate" was dismissed on Wednesday evening.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

A Virginia judge dismissed all criminal charges against a former elementary school assistant principal accused of negligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

They received so many false reports of U-boat sightings that they dismissed this one as "dubious."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple