How to Use dispel in a Sentence

dispel

verb
  • This report should dispel any doubts you have about the plan.
  • The experience dispelled some of our fears about the process.
  • She made an official statement to dispel any rumors about her retirement.
  • That should dispel the notion that Brad Stevens has lost the room.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
  • The faint beams of our phones did little to dispel the dark.
    — William J. Broad George Etheredge, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Time spent on the mountain seems like a good way to dispel it.
    — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The effect is not to dispel the clichés of Lana-dom but to deepen them.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Woods hopes the free production helps dispel the sense of elitism that dogs the arts.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2021
  • Now, Democrats can dispel the fog between their ears and chart a new path.
    — Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
  • Thomas stated that one goal of the event is to help dispel myths about the vaccine.
    — cleveland, 11 May 2021
  • Niemann has offered to play the game naked to dispel his doubters.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The 95th Academy Awards show sure helped dispel the bad odor of the past few years.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2023
  • This was the grand error of the regent, and which Law did not attempt to dispel.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 1 Sep. 2020
  • An easy way to dispel rumors is to check the basic facts.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2021
  • While all these tactics can help dispel gloom, the best tip might be the most basic.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The rally, in the South Bronx, was choreographed to dispel this notion.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • So that’s the first idea to dispel, that boom times are easy sailing for solo GPs.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The White House on Wednesday sought to dispel those concerns.
    — Laurence Norman, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2021
  • His lawyers argued the gag order should have been dispelled with the end of his trial.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Bonus points if the foam used is infused with gel, which also works to dispel heat and keep you cool.
    — Jillian Mueller, Health.com, 5 May 2021
  • Time to dispel a myth: Sports staffers do not accept free tickets to games.
    — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2022
  • And while Burns has done a few interviews over the years to dispel the myths, fans of the show haven’t seen much of him recently.
    — Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021
  • He’s tried to dispel that notion, which is a little like trying to hold back the ocean with a screen door.
    — Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2022
  • On the other side of the glass, Kenan Thompson dispels some of Carla Jean's white lies.
    — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The guys try dispel the myth that sharks are man-eating beasts through extreme challenges.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 11 July 2022
  • But what Banchero has shown so far doesn't dispel the question marks that followed him into the draft.
    — Rahat Huq, Chron, 11 July 2022
  • In the north, the city of Chandigarh is planning to set up counselling centres to dispel fears about the vaccines.
    — Abhishyant Kidangoor, Time, 19 Feb. 2021
  • And that control is key to both dispelling fears and embracing A.I. at work.
    — Jared Spataro, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • As Harmony drives through the secluded streets, there’s an eerie stillness to her surroundings that even a few roaming residents can’t dispel.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Now, researchers in London have dated dozens of bones dredged from the river, creating a comprehensive database that has dispelled longstanding theories about why the river came to serve as the final resting place for so many people.
    — Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025

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