How to Use dismissive in a Sentence

dismissive

adjective

• Right, so Deep Work was somewhat dismissive of those problems.
  — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2021
• Nor is everyone as dismissive of greens powders as Seres.
  — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
• As late as June, Mr. López Obrador was still sounding dismissive.
  — Natalie Kitroeff, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2021
• Benn was dismissive of the accomplishment after the game.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2021
• Trans activists feel the movie is dismissive, as do many people who care about Mexican culture.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
• Most of the 21 people who spoke on the agreement were skeptical or outright dismissive of the judge's assessment.
  — Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2021
• Democrats have largely been dismissive of Republicans' concerns.
  — Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2021
• Wood, whose flagship fund has soared more than 140% in the past year, is dismissive of the bitcoin pessimists and says ARK sees many uses for it.
  — John Detrixhe, Quartz, 24 Feb. 2021
• The Asian parents featured on the show are not Tiger moms, overbearing and dismissive, but supportive and affectionate.
  — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2021
• Putin was dismissive of Clinton’s worries despite scoring a meeting with the U.S. president.
  — Stephan Kieninger / Made By History, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
• When the fossil’s origins came into question, David Martill made headlines not just for the fossil’s discovery, but for his dismissive comments.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• Junior Jaren Hall, who’s in the middle of arguably the biggest position battle among the team, said those dismissive opinions just help motivate the team further.
  — Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Mar. 2021
• Christie, for one, was dismissive of the idea that a split field would again help Trump.
  — Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022
• If the counselor is dismissive of your needs, find a new one.
  — cleveland, 2 July 2022
• To say The Osmonds were the white version of The Jackson 5 might be dismissive.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2021
• And in that moment, Wirtz’s brush-off didn’t come off as just dismissive to Beach, but to all of them too.
  — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2022
• The players are cynical and dismissive; the press corps smells a dupe and a fool.
  — John Avlon, CNN, 22 July 2021
• People on the streets of Beijing were overall dismissive of the U.S. move.
  — Staff Writer, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Dec. 2021
• The suit is dismissive of attempts to justify this as a form of fair use.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
• At the time, many fans and some scientists were dismissive.
  — Bychristian Elliott, science.org, 7 Apr. 2023
• The other, for those who have been around U.S. Soccer for decades, is a knowing nod followed by a dismissive shake of the head.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
• But most of the Trump White House, cabinet and agency world was silent, or dismissive.
  — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
• Both in this debate and in the past, Andreessen has been dismissive of the concerns raised by some of AI’s biggest critics.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
• The lyrics and their delivery come with a sense of mixed feelings, almost dismissive of the vibe the track is creating.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 May 2021
• To many, that answer felt dismissive, as if he couldn’t be bothered to notice.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2023
• Asher treats him as an old friend, even as Dougie seems mostly dismissive of him.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
• My oldest has in the past been very disrespectful and dismissive of both my husband and me.
  — Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2021
• My oldest has in the past been very disrespectful and dismissive of both my husband and me.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
• Hawley was dismissive of Schmitt’s choice, pointing out that the junior senator was from the other side of the state.
  — Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
• In the recent interview, Mr. Suarez was dismissive of the trial.
  — Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 1 June 2023

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024