Example sentences for: dismissing

How can you use “dismissing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Rod Dreher of the New York Post is scathing, dismissing it as "ooey-gooey schmoopie slop" and "ersatz romantic tapioca" and comparing the personality of Kilmer's character to that of Snuggles the fabric-softener bear.

  • No economist with ambitions for tenure would dream of dismissing a business as a "shell game" merely because its revenue diverts revenue from other businesses.

  • Besides, the codes claim is so fantastical that dismissing it as a piece of intellectual knavery may just be the most reasonable--as well as the most comfortable--solution.

  • During the past several months, Bradley has remained Buddha-like on his mountaintop, dismissing Gore's attacks as politics-as-usual, but not criticizing his opponent directly or even answering most of his complaints.

  • At one point he imagines this middle-class plaint: "By dismissing our fears about declining morality out of hand, you fail to recognize that middle-class morality is not necessarily opposed to the values of inclusion and equality that you currently profess."


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