dismissed

Example Sentences

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Some hailed it as powerfully profound, others dismissed it as cotton-candy wisdom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Hundreds of Turkish riot police using teargas forced their way into the Ankara headquarters of the main CHP opposition party on Sunday after a court dismissed its leadership, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

The majority dismissed Hamm as improvidently granted, sparing the life of the defendant, Joseph Smith, and rejecting Alabama’s request for freer rein to execute intellectually disabled people.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

She believes when women suffer from clear physical symptoms as a result of having large breasts, reduction should be recognised as functional surgery, "not dismissed as cosmetic".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The minute roll call was dismissed the following morning, I headed for the hospital, permission or no.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom