How to Use dismissal in a Sentence

dismissal

noun
  • The dismissal will have no impact on the still-open case.
    Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • Her dismissal with prejudice means the case is over for good.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Reacting to the possible dismissal of the charge, Christie accused the president and Democrats of hypocrisy.
    Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
  • 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
  • The early dismissals caused headaches for families who had to scramble to make last-minute schedule changes.
    Sophia Tareen, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • But the dismissal of charges upset Irizarry’s family, who said there was an abundance of evidence to make the case.
    Danny Freeman, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Soon after the letter was made public, Phogat and others took to the streets, demanding Singh’s dismissal.
    Vedika Sud, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • In 2020, a federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against Dunkin'.
    CBS News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The first cases to go to trial ended with dismissals or acquittals, and all the rest are probably destined to go the same way.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • What a chilling summary dismissal of Putin’s effort to whitewash the prelude to the Holocaust in Poland.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
  • So far, Ocasio-Cortez is the only Democrat to launch a fundraising campaign in light of Carlson's dismissal.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Some fans saw the clip and assumed Roach was offended by Zendaya's seeming dismissal of him.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Josh McDaniels must’ve been tone-deaf and inept, judging by the gusto Raiders players have shown since his dismissal.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Students at the school were also waiting for buses more than an hour after their 4:20 p.m. dismissal time.
    Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Among the five motions filed on Friday, Jan. 19, the defense is requesting a change of venue and the dismissal of a first-degree murder charge against Fravel.
    Erik Gabaldon, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Anousha also wrote about the studios’ response to the writers’ dismissal of their counteroffers.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • Questions continue to swirl around what had prompted Altman's dismissal in the first place.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Students will receive lunch at school prior to dismissal.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2023
  • With the official dismissal of the charges, Jimenez no longer runs the risk of going back into incarceration for that case.
    Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2023

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