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.
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Todd’s lawyers, made a motion for the COJ to dismiss the ethics charges.
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Mike Cason | McAson@al.com,
al,
16 Sep. 2022
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Dancers dismissed Two dancers were fired in April and May.
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Diana Dasrath,
NBC News,
1 Aug. 2023
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In the filings, Samayoa’s attorney, Michael Rains, asks the court to dismiss the charges.
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Joshua Sharpe,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Jan. 2023
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As part of a plea agreement Thomas entered to in May, eight of the 10 charges against him were dismissed.
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Kevin Reynolds,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
18 July 2023
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Her lawyer, George Vrabeck, later asked the court to dismiss the case on July 6.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 Nov. 2022
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The club will also bring back dancers who were dismissed last year.
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Natasha Chen,
CNN,
16 May 2023
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The judge reviewed the report and dismissed the ticket.
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Jennifer Smith Richards,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2023
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The judge also dismissed four out of the five of the specific complaints lodged by them.
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Karla Adam,
Washington Post,
16 Oct. 2023
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Of the 27 cases that were not dismissed, 26 were resolved by pleas.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
11 May 2023
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Brooks gave the sides until Friday to file a joint motion to dismiss the case.
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Ron Wood,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2022
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As part of the deal, Norman’s charge of felony bail jumping was dismissed.
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Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
30 Apr. 2023
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Some of the claims aren't likely to withstand a motion to dismiss.
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Jack Greiner,
The Enquirer,
14 Apr. 2023
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The judge issued a ruling to nolle the charges against him, meaning they would be dismissed.
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David R. Cameron,
Hartford Courant,
31 Dec. 2024
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In its filing, Amazon denies many of the charges and asks for the complaint to be dismissed.
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Haleluya Hadero,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2024
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When a defendant objects to the venue, a judge may dismiss the case.
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Gabriel J. Chin,
The Conversation,
21 June 2023
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The case was dismissed with prejudice on Dec. 26, per the 10-K filing.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2024
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One of the panelists spoke with the station after the jury was dismissed.
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CBS News,
2 June 2023
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Critics had said the WHO was too quick to dismiss the lab leak theory.
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Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 July 2022
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Navarro asked Mehta to dismiss the charges, but Mehta refused.
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Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2023
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The lockdown was lifted around 2:30 p.m., and the school planned to dismiss students as normal.
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Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
29 Feb. 2024
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Curran threatened to pull the lease if Griggs didn’t dismiss the hunters.
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Deanna Pan,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 Sep. 2022
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The agreement gave him prison time for the manslaughter charge and dismissed the other two counts.
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Elena Santa Cruz,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Apr. 2023
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After about four hours on the witness stand, Trump was dismissed.
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John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2023
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Nick Nurse was dismissed in Toronto and is now the coach of the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Gary Washburn,
BostonGlobe.com,
3 June 2023
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Jones’ motion to dismiss is scheduled to be heard on Nov. 14.
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Anna Claire Vollers | Avollers@reckonmedia.com,
al,
25 Oct. 2022
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Less than two weeks after the incident, though, all charges were dismissed.
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Ben Church,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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But in dismissing the lawsuit to arbitration last December, Clarke wasn’t moved by the Knicks’ arguments.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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