- present tense form of dispel (3rd person singular).
dispels
Example Sentences
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With the understanding that nothing dispels an air of mystery like a hashtag, a number of modern speakeasy successors have clamped down on social-media posts or even phone use altogether.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The report also dispels a common view that guns are mainly owned by rural residents.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
In their first video call, which Farsi, then in Cairo, recorded with a separate smartphone, Hassona’s beaming face immediately dispels any notion that all Palestinians must exist in a defeated state amid relentless bombing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
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
Medical science does not seal the earth, whose nether creatures seep out, hair by hair, disguised like the smoke that dispels them.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
