How to Use dismissal in a Sentence
dismissal
noun-
Blanche led the legal team that won the dismissal of the state fraud charges in 2019.
— Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023 -
The dismissal will have no impact on the still-open case.
— Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024 -
That night, Netanyahu spoke for the first time since the dismissal.
— Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2023 -
On Thursday, a lawyer for one of the men announced the dismissal of all charges against them.
— Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2023 -
Lawyers for the district are seeking a dismissal of the lawsuit.
— Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 25 June 2023 -
The dismissal times will depend on a school's starting times, which vary.
— John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2023 -
In the wake of the lawsuit’s dismissal, efforts have ramped up to bring the festival back.
— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024 -
Her dismissal with prejudice means the case is over for good.
— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024 -
Note that states with lots of quits and dismissals also ranked high on hirings.
— Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 2 Aug. 2024 -
Now, Reid will have the chance to avenge his dismissal from the Eagles with a Lombardi Trophy.
— Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023 -
News of the dismissals was reported earlier by the tech news site TechCrunch.
— Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023 -
The state of Alaska and King Cove Corp. tried to stop a dismissal, instead seeking a court decision on the swap.
— Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2023 -
But then the dismissals started to seem repetitive and mean.
— Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2023 -
San Diego’s six-game stretch led to Gilbride’s dismissal just 18 games into his tenure.
— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2023 -
Listening to the preacher, Pratt was struck with a sense of clarity for the first time since Gunn’s dismissal.
— Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2023 -
The dismissal of the teacher, who was still actively working at the school, is pending, the report said.
— Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024 -
The storm prompted early dismissals and closures at a number of schools around the county.
— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024 -
Her legal team has asked that she be freed in light of Baldwin’s recent case dismissal.
— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024 -
On Thursday, the Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit, saying the customer could have guarded against a piece of bone in his meal.
— Sara Smart, CNN, 26 July 2024 -
Because of the dismissal, the original arrest records are sealed.
— Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024 -
The thefts occurred in the wake of a judge’s dismissal of charges against a police officer who shot and killed a man during a traffic stop.
— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023 -
Word of Knight's dismissal prompted protests from students.
— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2023 -
Performance appraisals that may lead to dismissal are a scary prospect.
— Bogdan Costea, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023 -
Reacting to the possible dismissal of the charge, Christie accused the president and Democrats of hypocrisy.
— Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023 -
OpenAI seized upon the changes for a second try at dismissal, which was challenged by the plaintiffs.
— Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024 -
Today the defense had their ultimate win in court with a dismissal.
— Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024 -
No reason was given for the dismissal of Nunes Junior from the post he’s held since September 2017.
— Candido Mendes, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2023 -
The lawsuit followed the dismissal of the city’s former police chief, Sam Dobbins, in July 2022.
— USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024 -
Assuming it is denied, Morrissey has suggested that the state may appeal the dismissal to a higher court.
— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024 -
These two words can be taken as genuine curiosity, sarcasm, or dismissal, depending on how it's said and who's hearing it.
— Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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