- present tense form of dispel (3rd person singular).
dispels
Example Sentences
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In the interview, Balotelli dispels a few of the myths that had built up around him...
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
He taught that “a little light dispels a lot of darkness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
What Thompson-Hernández’s art so easily dispels, no matter the genre it finds a home in, are all the knotty, misguided and trite representations of otherness in our contemporary world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
For trans people like me, having an accurate ID dispels the daily fear of being outed when asked to present identification.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
Then I remember reading Horatio’s letter, and despair, like a cold wind, dispels the momentary peace.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
