How to use "dismiss" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "dismiss" in popular movie and book plots

  • They dismiss him, but Bobby lets it apparently be known that the fans are actually there to see him.  - The New Edition Story
  • Still embittered by her Mossad op gone awry in Rome the previous year, Ruth opposes the immediate action, implying on the collateral damage likely to be inflicted, but the strike team and their boss Babbitt dismiss her.  - Dead Eye (novel)
  • Adalind returns to Catherine's house where she and Renard dismiss her as she's a normal person so she leaves.  - Love Sick (Grimm)
  • Milton finds this difficult at first and tries to dismiss the evidence building up.  - Lenny Blue
  • Threatened to divorce and thus to total ruin by his wife, the unfaithful husband should give up and dismiss Eve.  - Tout doit disparaître
  • Those who keep the ways of the lord will be gold, while those who dismiss him will be as worthless as a tin can.  - The Pot Maker
  • Guano says that Ozu dismiss him from the show and will return to work as a miner with a pampering (Guano appears in flashback chopping stones but some pampering always copy it, Guano tells enraged: Stop copy.  - Hog Day Afternoon
  • Xiaoxing and Captain Lu both dismiss his account.  - The Witness (2015 film)
  • Ranviir initially does share his disturbing dreams with Ayesha who is quick to dismiss them as a result of his ardent following of action movies.  - Ranviir The Marshal
  • Mainwaring is forced to leave in order to return his bedding to the air-raid shelter, leaving Wilson to dismiss the parade.  - Present Arms (Dad's Army radio episode)
  • "Good old French", replies Fletcher, dictating a letter and sending Grayson to dismiss all the security people working on the endangered businesses, so that he can replace them with his own trusted people.  - Grand Exit
  • He claims to be Odin, but they dismiss him as an impostor.  - The Girl Who Died
  • Claire expresses her concern about the commercial failing to reach the popularity it once did, but Jay decides to dismiss her skepticism and go on with it.  - Closet? You'll Love It!
  • Mike Tuthill (Le Mat), police dismiss her observations due to the fact that she is blind.  - Blind Witness (film)
  • When Dylan comes home, rather than dismiss Brooke, he asks her to pitch her restaurant.  - Mistress America
  • When told that video games should be played in the living room, the children dismiss Kyle and Stan as out-of-touch "grandpas", while Stan is convinced that his own generation is superior to theirs, and Kyle perceives his living room to be "dying".  - Rehash (South Park)
  • Chung-yuen also gets into an affair with Ching Kan-suet (Michelle Pau), whose true identity was the Princess Lo Yuen, which leads Kan-suet's adopted father Ching Ho (Kwan Hoi-san) to dismiss Chung-yuen's position as the archaic.  - Heir to the Throne Is...
  • In Chicago, the executive who offered the deal decides instead to dismiss King, calling his music "not commercial enough".  - We Are Kings
  • The other members of the family have similar experiences and they dismiss them as part of getting acclimatized to an alien environment.  - Five Against Venus
  • Carl Matthews (David Morrissey) commutes by train to London where he works in a property management office under a boss who is pressuring him to dismiss an employee.  - The 7.39
  • Moral kills Art and starts assuming his identity to dismiss the Hamatora from the case.  - Hamatora
  • Walt is angered when Elliot and Gretchen openly dismiss his contribution to Gray Matter Technologies and, before the police arrive, he decides to flee.  - Granite State (Breaking Bad)
  • Ella's life takes a turn for the worst when her father dies during the trip, causing Lady Tremaine to dismiss the household to save money and forcing all the chores on Ella.  - Cinderella (2015 Disney film)
  • Irina pleads with Litvinov to forgive her for what she did to him and Litvinov seems to dismiss the notion of forgiveness, as those events were long ago in their childhood.  - Smoke (novel)
  • They dismiss the helpful motorist after Carter replaces the part he removed from the engine.  - Scenic Route (film)
  • At a store they notice a missing woman on a milk carton but dismiss it as an everyday occurrence.  - Willow Creek (film)
  • One afternoon, Patrick's mother arrives on Wall Street expecting to have lunch with her son; Patrick, who has totally forgotten about the appointment, panics and begs Jean to dismiss her.  - American Psycho (musical)
  • Mak's four friends then discuss what they had heard, but dismiss the rumors as ridiculous.  - Pee Mak
  • After Mary finds marks on Brendon's neck, the Hughes dismiss the Sakowskis.  - In Their Skin
  • Murugesan, Pannaiyar and Chellamma dismiss Suja's unnecessary tantrum and are rather pleased that their car is back.  - Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
  • tries to plead for his father but the police dismiss his story.  - Skip Day (The Cleveland Show)
  • When Madhu goes away on business, his parents realise that Mukta is pregnant and decide to dismiss her from her job.  - Borolar Ghor
  • Rodrigo meanwhile tells Lucrezia to not dismiss Alfonso without meeting him.  - The Confession (The Borgias)
  • Surprisingly, they pull off an exceptional double team move to take the catch and dismiss Kyto, thus winning the match for their team and their planet.  - Chhota Bheem: Bheem vs Aliens
  • Cindy gets a stomachache, and Vanessa and Tim are unable to call an ambulance because the phone operator speaks and hangs up too fast – everything in the normal world is sped up to zombies – but they simply dismiss it as faulty connections.  - Wasting Away
  • After Lucky kidnaps Don Fernando, a worried Tony buys the work for $100,000, then switches it with Gigi's forgery, only to have the government expert dismiss it as a bad copy.  - A Gentleman at Heart
  • During the preliminary hearing, opposition lawyer Sardesai (Mahesh Manjrekar) asks the judge to dismiss the case.  - OMG – Oh My God!
  • Her friends dismiss Twilight's claims as pressure from the upcoming ceremony mounts.  - A Canterlot Wedding
  • At the meeting, the administrators are about to dismiss the meeting, claiming that there was no reason to continue any further with such limited evidence.  - Flu (film)
  • Then jail dismiss several bureaucratic roles then archive them in computer systems, Victor gets the map of prison and with Bernal is planning a prison escape.  - La Mujer del Presidente
  • Harris' lawyer Trevor Langan (Peter Hermann) successfully argues that the DNA in the 10-year-old rape kit has been degraded and Judge Donnelly (Judith Light) is forced to dismiss the people's case.  - Behave (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
  • The quintet dismiss the threat as a prank up until Martin is found at the bottom of a lake, having been abducted from a dance and thrown into the water while tied to a weight.  - Dead in 3 Days
  • House notes those don't wait for years to appear and goes to dismiss the idea when he thinks of something.  - Runaways (House)
  • After Reijo teases Zack about his obvious intention to have sex with Toki, Toki mentions that she had snuck out of the palace some time ago to visit the psychic, Makimona, who told her there would be a murder at her wedding, though the girls dismiss it as superstitious nonsense.  - Time and Eternity
  • After a minute, however, she is quick to dismiss it as nothing.  - True North (Once Upon a Time)
  • However, after they pull off the caper, Brian informs George that his cooperation with the authorities and his successful efforts to return the charities' funds have given Brian leverage to dismiss the charges against George.  - Madea's Witness Protection
  • Ben and Kid agree to take their contest elsewhere, but when ordered by one of them to leave the car under the threat of destroying it, Ben and Kid dismiss him and drive away, which results in the buggy being rammed by another car, destroying it.  - Watch Out, We're Mad!
  • The police basically dismiss her, implying that she is going crazy and quite possibly on the receiving end of a large, elaborate prank.  - Smiley (2012 film)
  • What he is not aware of however is that Mencía is not guilty of any wrongdoing with Enrique and she tried to dismiss him when he appeared at the house.  - El médico de su honra
  • A reoccurring character from the Annoying Orange YouTube series called Nerville (played by internet personality Toby Turner) now runs the supermarket (mainly as the Janitor), and is the only human who can talk to the fruit (though other people dismiss it as insanity).  - The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
  • They dismiss the noise as being rats, and continue their celebration.  - Stash House
  • Though Ted and Lily jokingly guess that Robin hooked up with Barney, they dismiss the idea, to Barney's relief, and Ted assumes that she is homesick for Canada.  - Symphony of Illumination
  • Arjun, Akash, Amber, Vishal and Kabir then on advice of Ronnie Kapoor, protest before the principal to not to dismiss these students and later Arjun convinces mr Shenoy to convince Board to permit these students to continue in Elite.  - Humse Hai Liife
  • Danni tries to go to the police, only for Detective Rogan to dismiss her claims as evidence of her trying to hurt Abby because the other woman didn't return her affections.  - Nurse 3D
  • Additionally, Varrick took care to initiate motions for legal malpractice against Finley & Figg, regarding Wally's letters that promised his "Krayoxx clients" a 2 million dollar settlement apiece, as well as his having filed motions to dismiss without notifying his clients.  - The Litigators
  • When DCP Bapat is enquired by Police Commissioner Pawar of the murder of Moosa’s daughter and the extreme growth in the crime rate of the city, Bapat tries to dismiss the matter by saying that everything – prices, population, crime – is increasing, and the law has become inferior in front of ministers and politicians.  - Mafia (1996 film)
  • Gregory instructs Tom to burn the warlock alive, but Tom hesitates, causing Gregory to dismiss him while burning Urag himself.  - Seventh Son (film)
  • The mayor and adults dismiss him, since they locked the town gate after the rats left and no one can get out.  - The Pied Piper (1933 film)
  • Police lt Ray Bozeman (Michael Paré), Sergeant Powers (Daniel Sunjata), and Detective Erica Lonsdale (Katherine Moennig) dismiss her claims, trying to look for any other excuse for Molly to be missing, believing that it's all in Jill's head.  - Gone (2012 film)
  • With his father's support, he decides to dismiss his lawyer and tell the truth, after which he is sentenced for perjury in the previous trial.  - Blackbird (2012 film)
  • Whitlock is informed and the judge, who was about to dismiss the indictment, delays the hearing until Grandpa arrives.  - The Star Witness
  • The police dismiss Terry's claim of the murder and Marty comes to the station and takes her home.  - Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)
  • While most dismiss him as crazy, Kim decides to investigate his claims, and despite the protests of Eric, contacts Wade, who confirms what Ron said.  - Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
  • Due to the suspension of his official experiments, Robert asks Marilia to dismiss the other servants.  - The Skin I Live In
  • He urges her to dismiss the matter from her mind, but she instead grows more and more obsessed with learning this mystery.  - Sette note in nero
  • Adam's parents dismiss his entreaties that, "I see Dick on the train".  - Mad Men (season 1)
  • The next morning at breakfast, they again dismiss Tom's concerns.  - Nowhere Left to Run
  • Tania advises her Belarusian friend Zina to apply for political asylum, since Belarus is considered a dictatorship by Belgians, but Zina seems to dismiss Tania's advice.  - Illegal (2010 film)
  • She is taken on to be his keeper, and manages to placate him to the extent that he does not dismiss her.  - Flight from Folly
  • When the informant testifies, Haller discredits him, and the state's attorney (Josh Lucas) can only move to dismiss all charges.  - The Lincoln Lawyer (film)
  • After Lane assesses the firm's financial status, the partners agree to dismiss most of the staff, as the firm's dwindling funds are insufficient to make another payroll unless they downsize.  - Blowing Smoke (Mad Men)
  • When Nascimento hears that PMERJ commander Formoso (Rodrigo Candelot) plans to dismiss him over the controversy, he goes to a restaurant to personally confront him, only to be greeted by cheering diners who approved of drug dealers' execution.  - Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
  • Early in the season, the Athletics fare poorly, leading critics to dismiss the new method as a failure.  - Moneyball (film)
  • At last after the child's birth gorakh plans to dismiss the servant in the way of soundharya to say that if she keeps a pottu in forehead of her servant until she should not come.  - Ammoru
  • Chalapathi and Pitchaiah steal the adoption papers from Anandrao and tries to dismiss him.  - Parivartana
  • While giving a tour around the 30 Rock building, Kenneth does a terrible job, and as a result of his behavior, Pete is forced to dismiss him.  - I Do Do
  • He hopes to see her again in an atmosphere of renewed intimacy, and to persuade her to dismiss Cecil.  - Anonymous (film)
  • Through his attorney, Mark begs the court's indulgence, apologizes for the trouble he has caused, withdrawals the charges, and ask the judge to dismiss the petition.  - A Question of Adultery
  • When Hari goes away on business, his parents realize that Pavizham is pregnant and decide to dismiss her from her job.  - Meleparambil Aanveedu
  • They dismiss her claims, but Juliette says she saw Colin leaving the showers.  - The Thing (2011 film)
  • Upon his return, Wellington forces the King to dismiss his advisers, including Madame.  - The Iron Duke (film)
  • As the indifferent townspeople dismiss Robert's attempts at police work, he nurses a fixation with Jorgen's spouse, Ingerlise (Lene Maria Christensen).  - Terribly Happy
  • Paranormal events occur during their stay: eerie screams are heard at night but the villagers dismiss them as wolves' howling; a strange young man is seen wandering around, asking whether they had seen someone called Ying.  - Troublesome Night 7
  • However, they believe that Ben himself is the impostor, and dismiss him from the Baxter Building.  - This Man... This Monster!
  • Lady Windermere discovered that her husband may have a mistress, when she confronts her husband, he dismiss the accusations and invites his supposed lover Mrs Erlyne to Windermer's birthday dance.  - Lady Windermere's Fan (1944 film)
  • Ren tells Moore that even though they denied the motion to dismiss the law, they cannot stop the dance.  - Footloose (2011 film)
  • The next morning, Jerry's father John (George Fawcett) shows up and demands he dismiss Kay and marry his longtime fiancée Claire Collins (Juliette Compton).  - Ladies of Leisure
  • Authorities dismiss the death as an accident, but Joe, eager to become a police detective, believes it was murder when he finds evidence that the support that gave way allowing the sign to fall was clearly cut rather than breaking with age.  - The Devil's Party
  • Watts and Black quickly dismiss several false claims of responsibility by terrorist groups.  - 522666
  • His team mates, however, dismiss his concern.  - The Honour of the Knights
  • Pembleton and Gee, who are both very respectful of Felix Wilson's contributions to the African American community, dismiss the suggestion; Gee refuses to even ask the Wilsons to submit a blood and hair sample.  - Blood Ties (Homicide: Life on the Street)
  • During his unauthorized investigations he is often helped by two of his colleagues Trombetti and Gargiulo, but obstacled by superior officers that dismiss him and consider him a joke.  - L'ispettore Coliandro
  • Diana, however, feels as if Henry has seduced her into becoming his mistress, and before she has a chance to fully dismiss him, he quickly promises to leave Penelope.  - Envy: A Luxe Novel
  • At their home, they force Viswanathan to dismiss Ashok.  - Kadhalikka Neramillai
  • Many recognized figures, such as Sir Walter Scott merely dismiss in-depth discussion in their works focusing on the time during Anne's reign.  - Early-18th-century Whig plots
  • He then informs the hospital, who burn the foetuses and then dismiss Pierce, as they realise that he is responsible for the burials.  - Spawn (novel)
  • Jack tells the Rabbit to find dismiss his fears, that they will get the watch back, but they must attack the very men they are trying to save.  - Wonderland (musical)
  • Lu Gui also tells Sifeng that Fanyi invited her mother Mrs Lu to the house, possibly wishing to dismiss Sifeng for her involvement with Zhou Ping.  - Thunderstorm (play)
  • While inclined to dismiss this as superstition, Cord's description of the yaden is too specific for Roger and Pahner's peace of mind.  - March Upcountry
  • He calls the police, but they have had too many conflicting reports about Duke’s whereabouts and dismiss his claims.  - The Wrong Guys
  • While critics and the general public dismiss the works, and label Victorine a common prostitute, she is determined to make her mark in the art world as a painter in her own right.  - A Woman with No Clothes On
  • There's a dilemma for the audience, because normally your prejudices would invite you to dismiss a woman like her who seems a bit awkward and wears tight skirts.  - Above Suspicion (TV series)
  • The children make excuses for their mother's absence to their neighbours and teachers, claiming that the doctor has sent her to the seaside for her health, and they dismiss their abrasive housekeeper, Mrs Quayle.  - Our Mother's House
  • As such, the majority of scientists dismiss Berton's report as hallucinations.  - Solaris (1972 film)
  • Unconvinced, he begins his own investigation when the police dismiss his suspicions.  - Out of the Shadow (1961 film)
  • After meeting his daughter briefly, Vikrant is told to dismiss Irfan from the case and he hands over the task to free a prisoner from jail.  - Kidnap (2008 film)
  • After the credits Liddell is woken by a classmate, causing her to dismiss the prior events as a dream.  - A Witch's Tale
  • Both Vijayan and Nambiar speak in falsettos, and have doubts that they have met before, but both of them dismiss their doubts.  - Pattanapravesham
  • Kirk is prepared to dismiss his unfortunate friend as a madman until a mysterious force seizes control of the ship.  - The Starless World
  • They soon dismiss Coriander's favourite servant who apart from Hester, had been her only remaining friend.  - I, Coriander
  • Though Bedloe cannot ultimately dismiss his adventure as a dream, the story concludes ambiguously leaving us with suggestions that either the power of dr Templeton's writing caused Bedloe's disembodied time-travel experience or that Bedloe is the reincarnation of Templeton's friend Oldeb who died in 1780 fighting alongside Warren Hastings and a group of British soldiers and sepoys during the insurrection of Cheyt Singh.  - A Tale of the Ragged Mountains
  • House decides to intervene, kidnaps the actor and convinces him to run a test, but both the actor and House’s own team dismiss House’s assessment and do not believe there is anything wrong with him.  - Living the Dream (House)
  • James tries to dismiss the incident of the spectral phone, looking forward to their trip to France.  - Personal Call
  • Jonathan pleads to stay and claims that he wants to share his newfound discovery with everybody, but the Elders dismiss him as an outcast, and he is banished from the flock.  - Jonathan Livingston Seagull (film)
  • chief (John Dehner) orders him to resume the required act, and to dismiss a longtime trouper who calls herself "The Duchess".  - Man on a Tightrope
  • High-ranking officials quickly dismiss his concerns.  - Green Zone (film)
  • Jacinta tried to dismiss Fortunata as a nobody but Fortunata declares herself to be the true wife of Juanito since she met him first and had a child by him.  - Fortunata y Jacinta
  • After taking a woman's temperature they dismiss her and clear the area.  - Men in Black (1934 film)
  • Having now been forced to break that promise and reveal the truth, he will need to dismiss Donald as an altar boy, which he had been trying to avoid.  - Doubt (2008 film)
  • They, of course, dismiss it too.  - Monsters!
  • Jolyon and Hélène are involved in a minor flirtation, but their true feelings for each other are realized when his wife, Frances, falsely accuses him of an indiscretion and Jolyon is ordered to dismiss the governess.  - The Forsyte Saga (2002 miniseries)
  • They dismiss his conjecture that an invisible animal dug the hole and tell him that he only got confused and went to a different place the second time.  - The Whisper of Glocken
  • Grice fancies himself a grand-scale public benefactor; he often wonders why most Fez residents dismiss him as little more than the self-aggrandising businessman he is.  - Queen Camilla
  • Rather than dismiss him, as she always has done with employees who displeased her in the past, Doris has him committed for more rehab at her expense despite his having consumed large amounts of her expensive, vintage wines.  - Bernard and Doris
  • The two men dismiss it as just a deer.  - Giant from the Unknown
  • The friends dismiss Raymond's tears.  - The Informers (2008 film)
  • Daigo begins to think again that they could be actually Ultramen but dismiss it again while witnessing the elders' performance at a restaurant.  - Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers
  • Tired of Orlok's protests, the Diktatorat dismiss him from their service, whereupon Orlok assassinates most of them and rescues Dredd from his cell.  - The Doomsday Scenario
  • Since C'mell's "evidence" proves worthless the Lords dismiss her angrily, but the information stolen from the Bank and Bell provides the underpeople with details about the main human checkpoints and a list of safe havens where they can hide from the Instrumentality while seeking rights.  - The Ballad of Lost C'Mell
  • Bosch and Edgar interrogate him but discover that he has a solid alibi and dismiss him as a suspect.  - The Concrete Blonde
  • Clovis begins to dismiss her talents and puts down Gertie for holding onto her folk art in a modern world.  - The Dollmaker
  • Ratatosk Mode is brusque, selfish, insensitive and prone to dismiss Marta as an annoyance—which Marta, whose budding attraction to Emil is anything but subtle, does not take very well.  - Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
  • The Brawlers dismiss Dan and don't let him go, but Dan says somewhat angrily that he's not asking; he's telling them that he is an original brawler and isn't gonna be cut from this fight.  - Bakugan Battle Brawlers
  • Augusta is quick to dismiss any intervention that her mother makes.  - Augusta, Gone
  • As he makes himself comfortable, he is encountered by an unknown fear which he manages to dismiss at the sight of the solemnity and beauty of the church.  - In the Court of the Dragon
  • The police dismiss it as the man protecting her, but this is left open to other possibilities as well.  - Night Tide
  • To complete his woes Priscilla's father is threatening to dismiss him unless he can dispose of a corpse that has been left to rot in the sun in accordance with tribal laws.  - A Good Man in Africa (novel)
  • On their way up the mountain, they hit a deer, and encounter Ty stumbling through the woods on his way down the mountain; they dismiss his warnings of "demons," as he is visibly drunk.  - Just Before Dawn (1981 film)
  • He has no justifiable cause to dismiss José, so he sets out to punish him and break his spirit by ordering him to build a rockery from boulders.  - The Spanish Gardener
  • One day they find fault with his work, and dismiss him.  - Apna Desh
  • While her teammates often soundly dismiss her contributions, she has managed to save the lives of the Superhomeys singlehandedly on at least two occasions.  - Empowered
  • Frank stages a car accident with a horribly burned body to make everyone believe Anne is dead; Jack refuses to accept it and pressures the police to continue investigating, but after several months they dismiss his ideas.  - Cord (film)
  • Natalie begins to believe that her husband and Mira are having an affair but Mira is able to dismiss Natalie's accusation and their bonds survive until Mira discovers that Bliss and Natalie are having affairs with Adele's husband.  - The Women's Room
  • None of these events, however, help to change his superiors' decision to dismiss him.  - The Policeman
  • When both the police and Sampson dismiss the boys' story about invisibility, Dexter and his friends gather outside of the bank to make plans.  - Now You See Him, Now You Don't
  • But Arnold's body ends up missing causing the police to dismiss Sam's call as a prank and claim that Arnold simply left.  - Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
  • Some dismiss these as common gossip.  - In Evil Hour
  • Sidmouth prepares to dismiss them all, but then Sally mentions obstruction of justice, punishable by transportation to Australia, where the wasps have “stingers like hatpins.  - Gallows Thief
  • Mr Awasthi tries to dismiss it as a mere excuse for Ishaan's laziness.  - Taare Zameen Par
  • He is then accused of faking the faint by Eddie's agent and given a row by her and Eddie's mom for creating a fuss when they relocate to Miami, who dismiss his behavior as Eddie's usual playing-up and don’t listen to him when he tries to explain that he is just a normal kid who switched places with Eddie for a laugh, and that they are leaving Eddie behind in Palm Beach, as well as Tom's own life.  - A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper
  • Gathered in worried watch outside her sick room, they dismiss Anstruther's news that her fortune has diminished and they will inherit nothing.  - The Young in Heart
  • The gallery owner then calls the police, who later question Lynn and dismiss her story.  - Fear of Clowns
  • The girls dismiss him as pathetic and go back to school calling him a "skirt perv".  - Gender Blender
  • She feels very guilty, but the Matron does not dismiss her as she has the makings of a good nurse.  - Tug of War (Upstairs, Downstairs)
  • The police dismiss the case as nothing more than the random murder of a back-alley drunk, and so Ed decides to investigate the crime on his own.  - The Fabulous Clipjoint
  • House is ready to dismiss the case when Chase provides an idea for noninvasive evidence of Adler's tapeworm infection; by taking an X-ray of her leg, House proves that Adler is infested with tapeworms and her condition is treatable.  - Pilot (House)
  • Cyrus refuses to dismiss Kovacs, who is the only one able to control the gorilla.  - Gorilla at Large
  • When Holt accuses McCoy and Quinlan of planting evidence, Adair and Gould dismiss his allegation as an attempt to gain political mileage in the District Attorney's office.  - Badge of Evil
  • Kyle tries to tell the police, but they dismiss him.  - Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy
  • The PM sympathises but knows that the tobacco tax raises revenue of £4 billion a year and that the Treasury would dismiss Thorn’s proposal.  - The Smoke Screen
  • Caesar, intent on developing his strategy, tries to dismiss all other matters but is interrupted by Cleopatra's nagging for attention.  - Caesar and Cleopatra (play)
  • Martin's colleagues dismiss Todtman as a crank, until a sample device he provides goes off with megaton force, wiping out a DOE team and the top-secret facility where they work.  - Final Exam (The Outer Limits)
  • Kalugina refuses to dismiss Novoseltsev to spite him.  - Office Romance
  • The couple quarrel and he resolves to dismiss his companions who she says are a bad influence on him.  - The Deluge (novel)
  • First are the sightings of his Lola’s ghost, which Johnny tries to dismiss as drug-induced hallucinations.  - Ang Pamana: The Inheritance
  • Kidnapped by Ravers, Covenant confronts Elena and uses the power of his white gold ring to dismiss her ghost, although this results in the destruction of the Staff of Law.  - The Power that Preserves
  • They dismiss him as a lunatic, though his letters claim he will start killing people if he is not taken seriously.  - The Deadly Bees
  • McGrath and his disciplinary board decide to shut down the X-Files and dismiss Mulder from the FBI, but the decision is vetoed by Deep Throat, who feels it would be more dangerous for them to allow Mulder to turn whistleblower than to let him continue his work.  - Fallen Angel (The X-Files)
  • Kerry's bosses dismiss Jack's obsession as harmless, and her labor union refuses to deal with the problem.  - Hostile Advances
  • Still, Avon musters enough anger at the selfishness of the act to dismiss D'Angelo as weak.  - Backwash (The Wire)
  • When the rest of air traffic control dismiss Drake and blame the incident on human error, Dantley must discover the truth about the crash: Was Drake -- a high-strung individual who already didn't get along with his co-workers -- simply incompetent at his job.  - Blackout Effect
  • The judge ruled to dismiss the charges rather than going to trial, and ordered the Blackbears to pay $6000 in court fees, which they could not afford.  - Not Like Everyone Else
  • They dismiss this as a product of Grunel's diseased mind.  - Skybreaker
  • The parents then let the children keep the pictures and dismiss the nanny.  - The Phantom of Liberty
  • To avoid charges of sex discrimination, he assigns her the seemingly impossible task of unloading shares of an obscure company called Universal Widgets; when she fails, he will have an excuse to dismiss her.  - The Wheeler Dealers
  • When his colleagues dismiss his claims, he challenges the Society to mount another expedition to verify his story.  - The Lost World (1960 film)
  • Deputy Fields is the second office to the scene of a murder, but Detectives Baker and Hall dismiss her observations.  - The Glass Shield
  • The group notices an overturned car on the highway, which they dismiss as an abandoned accident.  - Reeker
  • The nephew would dismiss what he has seen as a hallucination, were it not for the derelict sparkplug he took away from the corpse and kept as a reminder.  - Uncle Otto's Truck
  • Believing that the plague is about to infect Gotham, he proposes to the other homeowners that they dismiss their servants and seal the building, which is entirely self-sufficient, and they agree.  - Batman: Contagion
  • Marshall would generally dismiss these defendants with the warning, "Justice may be blind, but it can see in the dark".  - Dark Justice
  • Quincannon was the flight instructor who requested that the board of inquiry dismiss Winocki.  - Air Force (film)
  • The old monarch, having learnt that his son was one of those who had attempted to force their way into the glover's house, insisted that he should dismiss his Master of the Horse, who encouraged all his follies; and while Catharine, who had listened to the Lollard teaching of Father Clement, was being urged by him to favour the secret suit of the Prince, her other lover, Conachar, who had rejoined his clan, appeared to carry off her councillor from arrest as an apostate reformer.  - The Fair Maid of Perth
  • Claire and the Brigadier research reported sightings of Hitler after his alleged death, but dismiss most of them as apocryphal and decide to concentrate on the cloudy historical details of his suicide.  - The Shadow in the Glass
  • As Wilson leaves to dismiss the parade, a lady of about middle-age enters and introduces herself as Mrs Fiona Gray.  - Mum's Army
  • The Generals soon show up and demand to know why they were not rescued earlier, but all Sammy does is dismiss them with the line, "I don't know any Generals.  - Fantasy Mission Force
  • The police, including Romulus's daughter Lulu (Aunjanue Ellis), dismiss the man's death as accident however, a homeless ex-lover of Scotty tells Romulus that he was murdered by the famous photographer David Leppenraub (Colm Feore).  - The Caveman's Valentine
  • Ruby is afraid Ada will dismiss her now she has a husband, and Ada reassures her that she needs her as a friend and for her ideas and help.  - Cold Mountain (novel)
  • The next day they find Roger fixing ski-lift gondolas and Colby working as a lifeguard at a public pool, but they angrily dismiss them when told about the messages.  - I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
  • His acquaintances think it a trick and quickly dismiss it, but Fotheringay continues to use his new power for other petty deeds.  - The Man Who Could Work Miracles (story)
  • At the end of practice, though he approves of Harold's enthusiasm (undiminished after repeated tackling), the coach is about to dismiss the freshman when Chet Trask (James Anderson), the captain and star of the team, suggests making him their water boy, while letting him think he has made the squad.  - The Freshman (1925 film)
  • The police dismiss Matt and Eliot and question Arthur about whether or not he has any enemies.  - Big Trouble (novel)
  • Vittoria and Anita dismiss such talk.  - L'Eclisse
  • When he confronts Wesley, he also threatens Wes to not pursue Fred, but Wes tries to dismiss the issue.  - Spin the Bottle (Angel)
  • At first, only abortionists are targeted by the laws, and complacent feminists dismiss the idea that the situation will get worse.  - Rain Without Thunder
  • " The others quickly dismiss Leela's concerns that the new garbage ball will return and destroy a future generation.  - A Big Piece of Garbage
  • When Hatton informs Elizabeth that an Irishman is a member of her guard, Raleigh is stripped of his captaincy when he protests that his friend is loyal and refuses to dismiss him.  - The Virgin Queen (1955 film)
  • Stan and Ollie dismiss his story as a "dizzy spell".  - A Chump at Oxford
  • His faith restored, Paul returns to the Church, only for the Monsignor to dismiss his report.  - Miracles (TV series)
  • Until then, either party may dismiss the other.  - The Pirate Queen
  • Janeway's earlier logs indicate they had found a wormhole but it was giving off deceptive readings; the later logs appear to dismiss those concerns, with Janeway directing the ship towards it without concern, believing to have obtained communications from Starfleet directing them through it.  - Bliss (Star Trek: Voyager)
  • When McBain appears on TV to dismiss the protests, he is made to look foolish.  - Where the Heart Is (1990 film)
  • The Bottolottas have them deal heroin for them, and then dismiss the three.  - Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
  • Afterward, Lindley pieces together various lies Perrot had told and recalls that he knew that the bomb was made from a grenade, but the others dismiss his suspicions.  - Berlin Express
  • After which they dismiss each other, Dil flings Ichy off, but soon calls for him when a Hydrotherosaurus arrives and gives chase.  - The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
  • On Inara's insistence, they seek assistance from the Alliance cruiser Magellan; its captain is ready to dismiss Book's condition until Book offers them his identification card, at which point the captain orders urgent care.  - Safe (Firefly)
  • The police dismiss his confession and, three days later, Bombay is torn apart by a series of explosions leaving 257 dead and close to 1,400 injured.  - Black Friday (2007 film)
  • Stan goes out to find the town's best dancers: the leader of the goth kids' gang (who only agrees to do so after the others dismiss the dance contest as too conformist, thus showing he is non-conformist enough to refuse to conform to even his fellow goths), an Asian kid named Yao, who is a Dance Dance Revolution expert (yet claims he cannot dance without the machine, a pastime he perceives as stupid); and Mercedes, the manager of Raisins.  - You Got F'd in the A
  • She is interrupted by Mrs Delafontaine and her husband who dismiss Katrina and meet Poirot.  - Poirot's Early Cases
  • The second in command, Major Charlie Scott, with glacial cruelty, implies that it is Sinclair who is really running the battalion, because he forced Barrow to dismiss the charges against him.  - Tunes of Glory
  • Edgar is an awkward young man whom the others dismiss as pompous and half-mad.  - They Do It with Mirrors
  • In court, even though he is the prosecutor, Harvey lays out the flaws in the case before the judge, and indicates he intends to dismiss the charges.  - Boomerang (1947 film)
  • Michael's girlfriend, Brooke (Hope Davis), and his wife's former FBI partner, Whit Carver (Robert Gossett), dismiss Michael's concerns as paranoia.  - Arlington Road
  • Once there, Jaro attempts to dismiss Kira as a troublemaker.  - The Siege (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
  • Paul, Maxwell and Betsy dismiss her story, but Wesley becomes obsessed with freeing Jessica from her zombie state.  - I Walked with a Zombie
  • Vorshak and Bulic noticed something strange on their long range sensors, but dismiss it as being a trivial glitch.  - Warriors of the Deep
  • Rather than investigate it, the local authorities dismiss the murders for fear of a local legend having come true.  - The Gorgon
  • The police dismiss the murder as a lover's quarrel turned violent and put out an arrest warrant for Gregory, with whom Burns earlier had a fight over his relationship with Ted.  - Cruising (film)
  • The Sycorax dismiss Rose, but she manages to buy enough time for the Doctor to finally recover.  - The Christmas Invasion
  • Q tries to dismiss it and makes a poor attempt to show that the other members of the continuum are happy, but Quinn sees through it and confesses, to Q's surprise, that it was Q's earlier unrestrained behavior in an attempt to make his life fun that was the motivation for his own actions.  - Death Wish (Star Trek: Voyager)
  • The other frogs laughingly dismiss Robin's story as a fairy tale.  - The Frog Prince (Muppets)
  • However, it quickly becomes clear that the Argon have no knowledge of Earth, and most dismiss Brennan as a crank when he claims to be from Earth.  - X: Beyond the Frontier
  • Before Bowen and his assistants have no choice but to dismiss Frankenstein, Kawai returns to tell them that Frankenstein may not be responsible for the disasters: it could be the monster (Baragon) he saw in Akita.  - Frankenstein Conquers the World
  • The journalists dismiss Homer's story and call him a liar.  - Hungry, Hungry Homer
  • The policeman in one scene inspect the landing sight of Douglas's capsule and notices a burned patch, only to dismiss it as a prank.  - Monster a Go-Go
  • Unlike the rest of her family, Virginia does not dismiss the ghost.  - The Canterville Ghost
  • This attracts the attention of his landlord Harry Damon, Tom's friend, Frank McCarthy and their respective sons Kurt Damon and Adam McCarthy, who all dismiss Samantha as a runaway teen.  - Stir of Echoes
  • When they dismiss him as crazed, McCormick becomes more determined to learn what happened to Finley, Helen, and the world that has seemingly evolved overnight around him.  - Forever Young (1992 film)
  • Kirill is jealous of Andrei and in a fit of anger, decides to leave the monastery for the secular world, throwing accusations of greed in the face of his fellow monks, who also dismiss him.  - Andrei Rublev (film)
  • The Summoner claims he will do better than the demon and fabricates a court summons in order that the widow will have to bribe him to dismiss the case.  - The Friar's Tale
  • Reuter takes it upon herself to casually dismiss Frances from her school and hide her address from William.  - The Professor (novel)
  • When the kagemusha must preside over a clan council to plan how to respond to provocative attacks made by Tokugawa against Takeda border castles, he is instructed by Nobukado to not speak until Nobukado brings the generals to a consensus, whereupon the kagemusha will simply agree with the generals' plan and dismiss the council.  - Kagemusha
  • Scholars such as Ian Kershaw and Brigitte Hamann dismiss the Frankenberger hypothesis (which had only Frank's speculation to support it) as baseless.  - Message to Adolf
  • With Ngai dead, four other triad bosses, known as the "Big Four", dismiss Ngai and debate on whether to pay their tithe to his family.  - Infernal Affairs II
  • The men hear it, but quickly dismiss the sound as that of a buzzard making a kill.  - Jean de Florette
  • In desperation, the player, a novice Enchanter with only a few weak spells in his spell book, is sent in hopes that Krill will either fail to detect him or dismiss him as harmless.  - Enchanter (video game)
  • Pritchard (Dana Andrews), dismiss it out of hand: all available intelligence points to Germany not having the resources and manpower to launch another attack.  - Battle of the Bulge (film)
  • After some persuasive discussion, all seven members agree to dismiss their conflicting feelings about cheating and begin reviewing the booklet, copying the answers on various items (calculators, shoes, a piece of gum, etc).  - Cheaters (film)
  • Her behaviour forces the manager of The Thrift and dr Marsham to dismiss her.  - Bramwell
  • When she wakes up, she tries to tell the doctors about Larry and Noelle, who dismiss it as a hallucination, and that it was Larry who called for help, and they medicate her.  - The Other Side of Midnight
  • He then goes on to tell Peter that he had a long discussion with his current girlfriend and that she was ready to dismiss him, but the alter ego convinced her that their relationship was worth saving.  - Shatterday
  • Upon their return, Lord and Lady Bellamy dismiss Miss Treadwell and she leaves in disgust.  - Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)
  • The next day, Danny tries again to tell Peter, but Peter continues to dismiss it.  - The Shadow Man
  • After the drama ends, he encounters Kannamma again and orders the headmistress to dismiss her.  - Kalathur Kannamma
  • Just as the crowd is about to dismiss her performance as terrible, young Georges Hugon shouts: "Très chic.  - Nana (novel)
  • She asks Roman to dismiss them but Roman refuses, saying that they saved his life in Germany.  - Dead Again
  • After convincing the judge to dismiss the charges against him, he is then held on contempt.  - With Honors (film)
  • George is inclined to dismiss her as an overimaginative fan, but something about her compels him to walk back and talk to her some more.  - Nurse Betty
  • Lisa points out her discoveries to Homer and Marge, but they dismiss her accusations as jealousy of Bart.  - New Kids on the Blecch
  • Though her family and friends dismiss her adventure as a dream, Dorothy insists that it was all real, and that there is no place like home.  - The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
  • She meets her father (Papa), but his mistress has just revealed she is pregnant, causing him to dismiss Lola's request for help.  - Run Lola Run
  • Brian is inclined to believe that Harper's murder is much too bizarre to be Ernesto's work, but the Miami police, in their eagerness to close the case, dismiss him.  - Tourist Season (novel)
  • Waking up to an earthquake, she spies a cut on Chase's finger exactly like one he had received in her dream, but they quickly dismiss the notion.  - Wes Craven's New Nightmare
  • But the chief's dogged persistence ultimately paid off and — in the sort of twist that a professional writer of thrillers might dismiss as inconceivable — the two men arrested for the carnage turned out to be the archetypal "least likely suspects".  - D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
  • Ill visits the police officer and the mayor, who have also bought new expensive items, and they dismiss his concerns.  - The Visit (play)
  • Trotter moves to dismiss all charges, and the film ends with kudos trading and Vinny and Lisa bantering about their future wedding plans.  - My Cousin Vinny
  • The incident is the last straw for Madame Henrietta who resolves to dismiss Louise from her service as Maid of Honour.  - The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
  • He tells his Cal to dismiss a self-absorbed, obnoxious nurse and not to replace her, but to stay & take care of him himself.  - East of Eden (film)
  • His superior in the Secret Service, M, had been planning to dismiss Bond, but decides to give him a last-chance opportunity to redeem himself by assigning him to the diplomatic branch of the organisation.  - You Only Live Twice (novel)
  • Jude's employers dismiss him because of the illicit relationship, and the family is forced into a nomadic lifestyle, moving from town to town across Wessex seeking employment and housing before eventually returning to Christminster.  - Jude the Obscure
  • Fred receives the promotion, but his first order is to dismiss Barney, since Barney now effectively has the lowest score.  - The Flintstones (film)
  • The original judge assigned to the case, Harvey Hale (Dean Stockwell), is set to dismiss it because he sees it as one of many so-called "lottery" cases that slow the judicial process.  - The Rainmaker (1997 film)
  • Beechcroft pretends to dismiss the book as "totally unbelievable".  - The Mind and the Matter
  • After apologizing for his behavior, mr Matuschek offers him a job as manager of Matuschek and Company, gives him the keys to the shop, and asks him to dismiss Vadas quietly.  - The Shop Around the Corner
  • " dr Hill and the on-duty doctor dismiss Bennell's account until a truck driver is wheeled into the emergency room after being badly injured in an accident.  - Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • They find out about Sir Jack's questionable sexual preferences and blackmail him with the incriminating evidence when Sir Jack wants to dismiss Martha.  - England, England
  • Most dismiss Harriman's plans as foolhardy: Nuclear rocket fuel is scarce as the space station that produces it blew up, also destroying the only existing spaceship.  - The Man Who Sold the Moon
  • However, when this narrative begins, an unusually long interval between Thread attacks has caused the general population to dismiss the threat as myth and gradually withdraw support from the Weyrs where dragons are bred and trained.  - Dragonflight
  • When an animalistic sound is heard, Stapleton is quick to dismiss it as unrelated to the legendary hound.  - The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • At first, the others dismiss his plan as being "crap" and put it to a vote.  - The Beginning (Red Dwarf)
  • Fiona realizes she may be right and decides to change her book deal and calls Austen to dismiss any possibility of a relationship with him at all, deciding to work on her marriage with Kip.  - Web Therapy (season 2)
  • Adults see this and dismiss it as the overly imaginative mind of a child at work.  - Avunu (film)
  • They resent Gene's authority and dismiss his talk of developing a work ethic and the importance of the irrigation project.  - Rancho Grande (film)
  • The other resistance fighters eventually dismiss him because they find his behaviour inacceptable.  - The Hunchback of Rome
  • The kids are now ready to dismiss everything which happened as a bizarre dream.  - Trading Mom
  • Amber says it worked, but the others dismiss it as a prank by Rory, who they say is attention-starved.  - Exeter (film)
  • Briefly considering the possibility that Sam has "dropped dead" and become a "corpse" (94), the others ascertain that he is still breathing ("not even dead"), dismiss his revelation as the product of "a diseased imagination," and mostly ignore his body.  - The Homecoming
  • After the experiment, the Academy members dismiss Tikva, who becomes angry at not being recognized as helpful.  - Arc the Lad III
  • When Gus awakens from his coma, he reports to the police that someone is trying to kill him, but as he can think of no reason why, the police dismiss his claims.  - Narco (film)
  • After that he murders a television research consultant who had advised the local station to dismiss him by burying him in beach sand up to his neck and letting him slowly drown.  - Those Who Trespass
  • Seth leaves the frat house and retreats to the police station, where he is scolded and the police dismiss his story and threaten to put him in jail.  - Hell Night
  • Although Brian is helping her feel more comfortable about her living environment, Kenya finds it difficult to dismiss her reservations about their romance.  - Something New (film)
  • Ness confronts Capone and his men over the deaths, but Malone intervenes to save him from being killed and urges him to persuade the district attorney not to dismiss the charges against Capone.  - The Untouchables (film)

Example sentences for "dismiss" in interesting articles

  • Many developed nations were quick to dismiss India, saying it had missed the all-important Industrial revolution. The Sino-Indian war in 1962, in which India suffered a tactical defeat to China, led to swift changes in India’s military policy.  - Why there are so many engineers in India
  • Others dismiss the danger as no more hazardous than an airport X-ray machine.  - The Nanda Devi mystery – Plutonium lost on India’s second highest mountain
  • It’s tempting to dismiss Indian-American dominance of the spelling bee as just a cultural idiosyncrasy.  - Indian Americans: The New Model Minority
  • Hours later, in a surprise announcement, a newsreader on North Korean state TV said: "The republic's first hydrogen bomb test has been successfully performed at 10:00 am on January 6, 2016."North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had said last month that Pyongyang had developed a hydrogen bomb, although many experts were sceptical.It could be days or weeks before independent tests are able to verify or dismiss the recent claim.Hours before the seismic activity, South Korean media reported that Pyongyang had test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine in late December.  - North Korea announces successful hydrogen bomb test
  • Verrilli last year urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the case because those plaintiffs could not prove that they had been wiretapped.  - Federal Prosecutors, in a Policy Shift, Cite Warrantless Wiretaps as Evidence
  • “If the FBI can command the Sheriff’s Office to dismiss criminal cases to protect its secret stingrays, it is not clear how the $350,000 we are spending on stingray equipment is keeping the people of Buffalo safer.” The revelations continue a trend in several states across the U.S.  - NY Cops Used ‘Stingray’ Spy Tool 46 Times Without Warrant
  • Google is FAR worse. tim Says: November 6th, 2013 at 4:17 pm More generalities, this time with the added bonus of being bullshit. Look, if you want to dismiss what I say and impugn my character because of who I work for, it’s a free country and I can’t stop you.  - My Hilarious Warner Bros. Royalty Statement
  • Anyone with half of a brain will look at this and completely dismiss what Apple has done because they have no tact, and aren't being selective about their bans. mourningair Everything offends somebody, pretty soon we won't have any games left.  - Apple Removes American Civil War Games from the App Store
  • Why didn’t you? What would that have meant? Simon Singh: It would have meant that whenever somebody typed “Simon Singh” into a Web search, it would say, “science journalist found guilty of libel.” People could dismiss anything I’d ever written about alternative medicine.  - Author Simon Singh Puts Up a Fight in the War on Science
  • Sixth and finally, the Court should address Apple�s other arguments regarding possible future objections, which it can easily dismiss as premature. I. The Court Should Deny Apple�s Motion Outright For Its Failure to Undertake the Required In-Person, Pre-Motion Meet and Confer Between Lead Counsel, Thus Flouting the Court�s Repeated Orders Requiring Such Conferences There is no dispute that Apple�s �lead trial counsel� did not �meet and confer in person, before bringing the dispute before the Court.� (Docket No.  - The Next Step in Apple's Thermonuclear War Against Android
  • But I try to avoid that, more often than not I accept I’m not sure, but when I think I’m right, I’m not going to lie. MichaelDK says: May 13, 2013 at 17:44 Maybe now you’ve learned that going balls deep, bull’s horns in front and shout out your disagreement to someone who has the power to ignore and even dismiss you isn’t the best idea. This is very trivial imo.  - Another user/developer banned from GNOME's bugzilla without any warning
  • Empiricism, in the true sense of the word—knowledge based on the evidence of your own eyes—was the essence of nineteenth-century naturalism, which at the time referred to all study of the natural environment including astronomy and geology. In this light, the immediate attempts in some quarters to dismiss the sighting are surprising.  - Where Be Monsters? The Daedalus Sea Serpent and the War for Credibility
  • On the one hand you condemn them because it is old, on the other you dismiss it because it is new (and not yet proven).  - Be wary of one-time pads and other crypto unicorns
  • Thus, some intervention may be required to enable them to participate constructively.Hedges and Nowell were describing a serious problem of national scope, but because the focus elsewhere has been on girls' deficits, few Americans know much about the problem or even suspect that it exists. Indeed, so accepted has the myth of girls in crisis become that even teachers who work daily with male and female students tend to reflexively dismiss any challenge to the myth, or any evidence pointing to the very real crisis among boys.  - The War Against Boys
  • The French and the British had, after all, invented a country, causing many today to dismiss Iraq’s territorial integrity.  - Remembering the Iran-Iraq War
  • Hoefler’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss the case, citing the 2004 employment agreement and saying Frere-Jones waited too long to raise grievances.  - Font War: Inside the Design World's $20M Divorce
  • This kind of talk is so familiar that most people quickly dismiss it, even when it comes out of their own mouth.  - Handicapping is an exercise in self-delusion
  • This is the beginning of a complex set of theories, and it is best not to dismiss it until you understand it.  - The Yale Problem Begins in High School
  • All countries are different, and as many Americans point out, Finland is a small nation with a much more homogeneous population than the United States. Yet Sahlberg doesn't think that questions of size or homogeneity should give Americans reason to dismiss the Finnish example.  - What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success
  • Now that Google is huge and many have grown cynical about the company, it's easy to dismiss such things.  - My Startup School Europe talk: The Technology
  • Booker, Christie, and Zuckerberg expected Anderson to revive the district, yet as children and revenue were siphoned off she would have to close schools and dismiss teachers.  - A Test for School Reform in Newark
  • It has its huge strengths for sure but it does kind of dismiss the idea that people who came before us had anything to teach us.  - Marc Andreessen at Startup School [video]
  • and that is its aim everywhere else.  Because of Mencken's reputation as a satirist, we might be tempted to dismiss this passage as a bit of hyperbolic sarcasm.  - Against School - John Taylor Gatto
  • If you find yourself inclined to dismiss the below as paranoid, you should know that the design behind the current American school system is very well-documented historically, in published writings of dizzying cynicism by such well-known figures as Horace Mann and Andrew Carnegie. The Six-Lesson Schoolteacher by John Taylor Gatto, New York State Teacher of the Year, 1991   Call me Mr.  - The Six-Lesson Schoolteacher
  • I'm half way through my Stanford MBA so this is a highly relevant article for me.I agree with most of the subjects you dismiss (Strategy, Accounting, Finance) but stick up for Stanford's:- OB class: Yes it covers plenty of big company politics, but also negotiation and networking.  - Beware of MBAs: The business school curriculum teaches how to suck at startups
  • If you find yourself inclined to dismiss the below as paranoid, you should know that the design behind the current American school system is very well-documented historically, in published writings of dizzying cynicism by such well-known figures as Horace Mann and Andrew Carnegie. The Six-Lesson Schoolteacher by John Taylor Gatto, New York State Teacher of the Year, 1991   Call me Mr.  - The Six-Lesson Schoolteacher
  • All countries are different, and as many Americans point out, Finland is a small nation with a much more homogeneous population than the United States. Yet Sahlberg doesn't think that questions of size or homogeneity should give Americans reason to dismiss the Finnish example.  - What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success
  • You can check out the updated version here or dismiss this message! Our privacy policy has changed.  - A 13-year-old's slavery analogy raises some uncomfortable truths in school
  • His adoptive sister (in the first family that adopted him) would dismiss news reports of atrocities by saying that everyone has a friend whose hand or foot has bend cut off by a machete.  - How to Analyze False Claims about Charter Schools
  • In the end you'd have a scientifically sound study which your opposition may dismiss with handwavey rhetoric and catchphrases like "ivory tower," "eggheads," and "common sense." This is what happens when you enter a debate with someone who has decided on the solution in advance - Mr.  - Seen Not Heard: How Obscure Security Makes Schools Suck
  •  Some admissions committee members largely dismiss the GRE math as only an indication of an applicant’s ability to perform simple mathematics quickly.  - Why Go to Graduate School and Getting into the Program of your Dreams
  • You can check out the updated version here or dismiss this message! Our privacy policy has changed.  - A 13-Year-Old's Slavery Analogy Raises Some Uncomfortable Truths in School
  • Not surprisingly, many Bay Area liberals have a hard time embracing an educational philosophy that proudly proclaims that it "does not preach or subscribe to the demagoguery of tolerance."It would be easy to dismiss American Indian as one of the nuttier offshoots of the fast-growing charter school movement, which allows schools to receive public funding but operate outside of day-to-day district oversight.  - Oakland Charter School: Spitting in the Eye of Mainstream Education
  • Hours later, in a surprise announcement, a newsreader on North Korean state TV said: "The republic's first hydrogen bomb test has been successfully performed at 10:00 am on January 6, 2016."North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had said last month that Pyongyang had developed a hydrogen bomb, although many experts were sceptical.It could be days or weeks before independent tests are able to verify or dismiss the recent claim.Hours before the seismic activity, South Korean media reported that Pyongyang had test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine in late December.  - North Korea announces successful hydrogen bomb test
  • And don't get me wrong - it's not an easy play to make.That said, I wouldn't dismiss it either.  - Linus Torvalds: Linux succeed thanks to selfishness and trust
  • Listening to their upbeat enthusiasm it would be easy to dismiss this as a passing management gimmick.  - Japan brings kaizen philosophy to Ethiopia

Meaning of "dismiss" in English

  • declare void
  • bar from attention or consideration
  • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
  • end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
    Example
    - The company terminated 25% of its workers
  • stop associating with

Meaning of "dismiss" in Hindi

  • विदा करना ( Vida karana, vidaa karanaa, wida karana)
  • भेज देना ( Bhej dena, bhej denaa, bhez dena)
  • हटा देना ( Hata dena, hataa denaa)
  • अस्वीकार करना ( Asvikar karana, asveekaar karanaa, aswikar karana)
  • छुटा देना ( Chhuta dena, chhutaa denaa)
  • निकाल देना ( Nikal dena, nikaal denaa)
  • पदच्युत करना ( Padachyut karana, padachyut karanaa)
  • खारिज करना ( Kharij karana, khaarij karanaa, khariz karana)
  • आउट करना ( Aaut karana, aaut karanaa)
  • अपदस्थ करना ( Apadasth karana, apadasth karanaa)
  • इनकार करना ( Enakar karana, enakaar karanaa)
  • छोड़ देना ( Chhod dena, chhod denaa)
  • टाल देना ( Tal dena, taal denaa)
  • रद्द करना ( Radd karana, radd karanaa)
  • बरखास्त करना ( Barakhast karana, barakhaast karanaa)

Synonyms of "dismiss"

  • can
  • discount
  • ignore
  • sack
  • push aside
  • brush off
  • dissolve
  • disregard
  • brush aside
  • terminate
  • send away
  • give notice
  • send packing
  • give the axe
  • give the sack
  • usher out
  • force out
  • drop
  • throw out
  • fire

Antonyms of "dismiss"

  • employ
  • hire
  • engage

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