- present tense form of dismiss (3rd person singular).
dismisses
Example Sentences
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He dismisses the theory, also put forward by the KWS, that the cyanide might have come from a type of foliage, noting local livestock would have died as well.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Genis, who is a Social Democrat elected to Bern city council, dismisses these arguments as scapegoating.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
For her part Zoe, mature well beyond her tender age, dismisses the hype with a shrug.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
“I’m pretty sure I didn’t tell him where I lived,” she muses when David proposes collecting her for an evening out, but she dismisses her suspicions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The nurse dismisses him with the wave of a hand.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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