How to Use dismiss in a Sentence

dismiss

verb
  • I don't think we should dismiss the matter lightly.
  • The students were dismissed early because of the snowstorm.
  • Several employees were recently dismissed.
  • Todd’s lawyers, made a motion for the COJ to dismiss the ethics charges.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Both sides in the case over The Shape of Water agreed in 2021 to dismiss the lawsuit.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Dancers dismissed Two dancers were fired in April and May.
    — Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In light of the U.K. ruling, Heard’s lawyers sought to dismiss the case in Virginia.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The plans to dismiss the case were first reported by Bloomberg.
    — Sarah N. Lynch and Ryan Patrick Jones, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In the filings, Samayoa’s attorney, Michael Rains, asks the court to dismiss the charges.
    — Joshua Sharpe, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2023
  • As part of a plea agreement Thomas entered to in May, eight of the 10 charges against him were dismissed.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • Her lawyer, George Vrabeck, later asked the court to dismiss the case on July 6.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The club will also bring back dancers who were dismissed last year.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • The judge reviewed the report and dismissed the ticket.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • The judge also dismissed four out of the five of the specific complaints lodged by them.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Of the 27 cases that were not dismissed, 26 were resolved by pleas.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 May 2023
  • Brooks gave the sides until Friday to file a joint motion to dismiss the case.
    — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2022
  • As part of the deal, Norman’s charge of felony bail jumping was dismissed.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Some of the claims aren't likely to withstand a motion to dismiss.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The judge issued a ruling to nolle the charges against him, meaning they would be dismissed.
    — David R. Cameron, Hartford Courant, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Yet in a fractured ruling, the Supreme Court ordered the lower courts to dismiss the case.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 July 2022
  • In its filing, Amazon denies many of the charges and asks for the complaint to be dismissed.
    — Haleluya Hadero, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2024
  • When a defendant objects to the venue, a judge may dismiss the case.
    — Gabriel J. Chin, The Conversation, 21 June 2023
  • Weeks after the lawsuit was filed, Denver asked the court to dismiss it.
    — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
  • The case was dismissed with prejudice on Dec. 26, per the 10-K filing.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
  • One of the panelists spoke with the station after the jury was dismissed.
    — CBS News, 2 June 2023
  • The case may then move to a trial, though there is a chance the judge assigned to the case will dismiss Mr. Musk’s efforts to walk away.
    — New York Times, 12 July 2022
  • Critics had said the WHO was too quick to dismiss the lab leak theory.
    — Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022
  • Navarro asked Mehta to dismiss the charges, but Mehta refused.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Advocates of such legislation argue that these changes could improve access to care and reduce the risk that menopause symptoms will be dismissed by providers.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
  • With the reciprocal tariffs, Trump is dismissing the rules governing world trade.
    — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025

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