- present tense form of dismiss (3rd person singular).
dismisses
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Oppenheim dismisses the comparison, saying their series isn’t a conventional documentary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Teachout dismisses AI developers’ claims that many of the known problems created by their systems, including hacks of other digital systems, were inadvertent and therefore nobody’s fault.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
If the company avoids trouble over a period of several years, the Justice Department dismisses its charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"The General Court dismisses all the actions brought by Apple," the Luxembourg-based court said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
He thinks momentarily about calling his father, who would be the only person in town awake at that hour, but dismisses the idea after trying to come up with an explanation to give him.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
![]()
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word