DISMISS in a Sentence

Learn DISMISS from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
160 example sentences for DISMISS, such as:
1. The printer one could, of course, dismiss.
2. She was late again and was dismissed from her job.
3. His attack on the manager led to his instant dismissal.
4. He still hopes to win his claim against unfair dismissal.
5. Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of DISMISS
dismiss
 v.  bar from attention or consideration
 v.  end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
Classic Sentence: (118 in 8 pages)
1  Yes, you have been awfully kind about that; but you could just as well dismiss some other clerk instead of Krogstad.
A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen
Context  Highlight   In ACT II
2  It is already known at the Bank that I mean to dismiss Krogstad.
A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen
Context  Highlight   In ACT II
3  I have almost forgotten you since: other ideas have driven yours from my head; but to-night I am resolved to be at ease; to dismiss what importunes, and recall what pleases.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
4  From their tongues they did dismiss it; and Catherine, probably, from her thoughts.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
5  I wish you could dismiss that apathy out of that countenance, and look rather more anxious about me.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
6  Miss Havisham," I said, when her cry had died away, "you may dismiss me from your mind and conscience.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XLIX
7  I would entreat them not to dismiss your request, without a reference to Dora; and to discuss it with her when they should think the time suitable.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 39. WICKFIELD AND HEEP
8  It is a reflection I am unable to dismiss, and it sometimes makes me very uneasy.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC
9  It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 57. THE EMIGRANTS
10  "I don't see any way of making him see it," Lily returned, with a laugh intended to dismiss the subject.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 5
11  She tried to free herself from the speculation and disillusionment which had been twitching at her; sought to dismiss all the opinionation of an insurgent era.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
12  He often tried to dismiss the question, but his body persisted in rebellion and his senses nagged at him like pampered babies.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
13  Tell your tyrannical master, I do only beseech him to dismiss the Lady Rowena in honour and safety.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
14  The slight, though of her own causing, and self-explanatory, she was unable to dismiss as unwittingly shown, so sensitive had the situation made her.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 6 The Two Stand Face to Face
15  The printer one could, of course, dismiss.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
Example Sentence: (42 in 3 pages)
1  Moving to London is certainly a possibility - I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand.
2  Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense.
3  After her appalling behaviour, we had no option but to dismiss her.
4  Believing in John's love for her, she can dismiss the notion that he might be unfaithful.
5  That is why I say that for anyone to expect they can dictate these things is an imbecile, and that is why I believe the judge should dismiss such cases.
6  He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work.
7  The woman claims she was the victim of constructive dismissal after being demoted.
8  He still hopes to win his claim against unfair dismissal.
9  A former employee of the defendants swore an affidavit relating to his claim against the defendants for wrongful dismissal.
10  There were a lot of eyebrows raised at the news of the financial minister's dismissal.
11  His former chauffeur is claiming unfair dismissal on the grounds of racial discrimination.
12  His attack on the manager led to his instant dismissal.
13  He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan.
14  They were warned that they risked dismissal if the strike continued.
15  She was late again and was dismissed from her job.