Explore Dismiss through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like terminate or sack. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dismiss in a sentence
Related words
Dismiss meaning
- To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
- To order to leave.
- To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
Synonyms of Dismiss
Using Dismiss
- The main meaning on this page is: To discharge; to end the employment or service of. | To order to leave. | To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
- Useful related words include: send away, terminate, give the sack, force out.
- In the example corpus, dismiss often appears in combinations such as: to dismiss, dismiss the, dismiss her.
Context around Dismiss
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dismiss
- In this selection, "dismiss" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, either, people, shepherd and david stand out and add context to how "dismiss" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include asked to dismiss three firearms and ball to dismiss the same. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dismiss" sits close to words such as cement, parameters and sophie, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dismiss
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Adam Zampa celebrates taking the catch to dismiss David Willey. (10 words)
As a First Nation Cree, Mackenzie knows better than to dismiss dreams. (12 words)
A judge in October denied Chastain's lawyers' motion to dismiss the charges. (13 words)
A 77-run stand between Jason Holder (45) and Romario Shepherd (36) carried the score towards respectability but both fell in consecutive overs, Safyaan Sharif holding on to a superb diving catch to dismiss Shepherd and hand Watt his second scalp. (41 words)
Both parties tried to claim her as one of their own or dismiss her as belonging to the other tribe depending on whether she was supporting or opposing what the government of the day was proposing. (36 words)
Once you dismiss people who look at evidence on the effects of tax cuts and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, you’re already primed to dismiss people who look at evidence on disease transmission. (35 words)
Alexandra Phasaria speaks from great experience, and those who dismiss her knowledge do so at risk! (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
Once you dismiss people who look at evidence on the effects of tax cuts and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, you’re already primed to dismiss people who look at evidence on disease transmission.
A 77-run stand between Jason Holder (45) and Romario Shepherd (36) carried the score towards respectability but both fell in consecutive overs, Safyaan Sharif holding on to a superb diving catch to dismiss Shepherd and hand Watt his second scalp.
Adam Zampa celebrates taking the catch to dismiss David Willey.
A federal judge in California denied a request by X to dismiss the case, stating a former employee "has plausibly stated a breach of contract" against Twitter.
After advising the boy’s mother not to sign the probation agreement, Moore filed a motion requesting the Tate County Youth Court either dismiss the case or set a trial.
A judge has ruled on the motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch on behalf of former magistrate Elizabeth Fuller, allowing part of it to proceed while denying another part.
A judge in October denied Chastain's lawyers' motion to dismiss the charges.
Alexandra Phasaria speaks from great experience, and those who dismiss her knowledge do so at risk!
All of this is part of a familiar deluge of fake news coming out of Moscow, and the obvious absurdity of these claims could prompt U.S. officials to dismiss them.
Among the plaintiffs challenging N.C. election maps, only Common Cause definitively urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to dismiss the case.
And just in case anyone is inclined to dismiss him as being delusional or just another self-hating, liberal American Jew that does not care for Israel, they should consider his antecedents and noble lineage.
Another term of the deal is that the district and unions will dismiss outstanding legal claims.
As a First Nation Cree, Mackenzie knows better than to dismiss dreams.
A spokesperson for Southern Co-Op: "After a thorough investigation, we reluctantly had to dismiss an employee for deliberate abuse of his staff discount card.
At the beginning of the academic year, many schools, particularly in the Midwest and Northeast, had to close or dismiss students early because of sweltering heat.
At the same time, prosecutors asked to dismiss three firearms enhancements against Robicheaux and Riley and to reduce four felony charges of drug possession for sale to misdemeanors.
Before the man, who used to work as the momager's security guard, asks the court to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, the case had been taken to arbitration but the details are not disclosed.
Both parties tried to claim her as one of their own or dismiss her as belonging to the other tribe depending on whether she was supporting or opposing what the government of the day was proposing.
But her ball to dismiss the same batter on Sunday was every bit as good.
But if anything, it seems more likely Hermoso initially felt pressured to dismiss her discomfort with the kiss, given Rubiales’ power over her and how society treats women who complain about mistreatment.
Common combinations with dismiss
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to dismiss 144×
- dismiss the 68×
- dismiss her 8×
- dismiss them 6×
- dismiss or 6×
- will dismiss 5×
- and dismiss 5×
- dismiss it 5×
- dismiss him 4×
- dismiss all 4×