- 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
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
