| 单词 | dismiss |
| 例句 | The last mile I performed on foot, having dismissed the chaise and driver with the double remuneration I had promised. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I think about what the old man means and immediately dismiss his words as crazy. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “These will do, thank you,” Lev said to the deliveryman, and dismissed him with a brief wave. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I know that dismissing me was the only thing she could do, but even so, I can barely stand it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But at this test of whose it was really, my father won: Angie was dismissed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I used to dismiss her criticisms as just more of her Chinese superstitions, beliefs that conveniently fit the circumstances. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But I had dismissed it as belonging to the natural order of things. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone had proposed something about her sister accompanying her on blocks, but that scheme was quickly dismissed as too complicated. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have never gotten along, my brother and I. He has always been too ambitious for that. And yet I had hoped…” He waves his hand around, dismissing whatever he was about to say. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jackson and Pierrot were still looking toward their aunt who dismissed them now with a quizzical tilt of her head and a faint nod. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Louie dismissed the warning, certain that no one would do such a thing deliberately. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z We’re on the third floor and I need to be on the ground floor before all the kids are dismissed. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I have dismissed, with the fee of an orange, the little orphan who serves me as a handmaid. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He thinks momentarily about calling his father, who would be the only person in town awake at that hour, but dismisses the idea after trying to come up with an explanation to give him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Will he laugh at me, dismiss this as foolishness? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He decided against it, dismissing the words as crazy talk, amounting to nothing more than battle fatigue. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z This depended on their confidence in the reliability of measurements taken decades apart; others were quick to dismiss such findings as the result of defective technique. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This was not a problem for us, but it proved to be one for them: the prison authorities dismissed them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ifemsco, see you, beautiful babe, even after a long flight,” she said, laughing, dismissing the compliment, playing at her old role of the girl who was not the pretty one. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I do hope we’ll be able to see her soon,” she said, but when I told Tom about it he dismissed it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He dismissed die red-faced youth with a flick of his fingers and gestured to two of his other sons. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Seemingly Mr. Adams was calmly accepting defeat, dismissing the meeting, for now he was saying, ‘This meeting can do nothing more to save the country.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet they could not dismiss him, for fear of losing what they had acquired. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He made a pass at the air with one hand, as if to dismiss the subject. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I was watching the streets, thrilled by the buildings pressing and pressed by stone; so glad to be looking out and in on things I dismissed what went on in heart-pockets closed to me. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Effective immediately, your candidacy for the Sons of the Six has ended. You are dismissed.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And on that enigmatic note he waved to Harry, who understood himself to be dismissed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I figured by her silence that I was dismissed, so I started to get up from the swing. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And even when I can finally dismiss all of this as ridiculous, I still feel that somehow, for the most part, we deserve what we get. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Was he speaking of his general disposition or dismissing Otto’s logic? The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “If anything like this occurs again, all of your fathers will be dismissed without severance. Anybody know what severance is? Annie?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny heard the story and contemptuously dismissed Gussie from his mind. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Upstairs, she quickly dismissed Grandfather’s practice of setting the bird free during the cleaning and inviting it back inside with a mere whistle. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Ere the half-hour ended, five o’clock struck; school was dismissed, and all were gone into the refectory to tea. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “You didn’t see anything,” replied the sergeant, dismissing him with a wave of his hand. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I found it exhausting to listen to, but I didn’t quite have the heart to dismiss him altogether. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Within a year she was dismissing servants, ordering about his household knights, even speaking for his lordship when he was indisposed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At the end of the scrimmage, the older players were dismissed to write in journals, which they did sitting on cross ties that surrounded the bark floor beneath the jungle gym. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Winnie was subsequently dismissed from her second job as a social worker because of the incident, and lost her main source of income. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Since this was the first day at school, we would be dismissed at noon, and surely things would improve by then. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That he couldn’t outright dismiss Mr. Flux’s “opportunity,” in spite of the consequences for Fry, Logan County, and beyond, said a lot. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The administrator dismissed her politely without saying another word. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The others except for Chino have been dismissed, and I have been entrusted with the keys. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Under the new policy, a school with low reading scores would be placed on probation and face the threat of being shut down, its staff to be dismissed or reassigned. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z ‘He’s my master no more. He dismissed me months ago.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After a final commencement exercise the teachers were dismissed. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z They were only waiting to be dismissed, hoping the children would not abuse them or get them into trouble. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The girl is kept longer, but she too is dismissed, her forehead wrinkled in confusion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I dismiss the Ace of Clubs to the same top drawer as the Ace of Diamonds. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z After about ten minutes, she blew her whistle and dismissed us. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Were there traits or habits of personality that we had too readily dismissed, too easily obliged? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The eyes of thousands, stupefied with disgust at having been imported by Mr. Armour, Mr. Swift, Mr. Montgomery Ward to break strikes then dismissed for having done so. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And here Noah had dismissed them all in the. space of about eight seconds. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z So I can know what they charged against me—why I’ve lost my job, why I’ve been dismissed without a certificate. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z For several reasons, however, this beguiling depiction cannot be summarily dismissed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z A few of our servants were questioned, and in tea stalls and bus stands, possible suspects were debated and dismissed. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The objection was upheld, and the witness dismissed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “It makes sense. Why you kept dismissing the messages. Why you didn’t want to help me figure out who wrote them. It’s because it was you all along.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Vanderbilt didn’t want to be strong-armed into dismissing Milton, whom he and virtually all observers agreed had done nothing wrong in his effort to load War Admiral in the gate the year before. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The writer criticizes “today’s youth” from head to toe, though without dismissing them all as “hopeless cases.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In fact, most citizens would see the glowing nighttime sky and dismiss it as nothing important. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions that Min dismissed him early, he would hang around the house, looking for little chores to do—pulling weeds in her vegetable patch or sweeping the yard. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Kneeling as if for prayer, she dismissed Cristiana, who set down the basin of scented water she carried. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Dad dismissed it with a wave of his hand. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The next morning, Harvard’s football coach dismissed his 125-man team, telling them that protecting Boston was more important than football. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I watched him read his letters, saw him frown at one, smile at another, dismiss the next. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z This gushing adoration cannot be dismissed merely as local boosterism; black newspapers across the South described the town in much the same terms. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When no one else rushed forward to pledge service, they were dismissed with a warning to do their work and make no trouble. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Yes, maybe. But you needn’t concern yourself with that. Collect your things. You’all are dismissed early today.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yet not for that reason dismissed,” he said, leering. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Highlanders dismiss lowlanders as effete sago eaters, while lowlanders dismiss highlanders as primitive big-heads, referring both to their massive coiled hair and to their reputation for arrogance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Some people he dismissed, some he ordered fined, or whipped, or set in the stocks, or held for a higher court. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They dismissed her then, but she turned at the door because she could not leave without asking. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Did they give you some rule about this?” she said, dismissing all the fuss with a wave of her hand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The White House, by initiating this meeting, has irretrievably compromised the court,” declared Ellsberg’s lawyer in a motion to dismiss the charges. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She turned to open the door, and Calder knew he was being dismissed. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He stood awkwardly on the platform for a minute or two, then dismissed the class. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "But I have not dismissed you from my service," said the prince calmly. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Although known for more than 60 years, these were formerly dismissed as cellular elements of unknown and probably unimportant function. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She tried to dismiss it, shrug it off, but there it was. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z At the hearing, the judge looks at your case, hears arguments from the opposing sides, and then he either dismisses the charges or sets bail and a trial date. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But then I realize that he’s not trying to dismiss or belittle my feelings. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He dismissed them as “childish, vulgar, flaunting, or impertinent, out of place and discordant.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Peh!” said the man, dismissing her with a noise halfway between laughing and hawking spit. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Lourdes’s sister Mirian toys with the idea of bringing her children to the United States but quickly dismisses it as too dangerous. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I thought I saw some animals too, but I dismissed the sight as illusion crafted by rain and shadow. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, taking his friend’s advice, he permanently dismissed his bodyguards as being too obvious and therefore potentially dangerous. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We dismissed our advocates under the correct assumption that an accused, in the absence of representation, would be permitted to address the court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, his decision had yielded an unforeseen dividend: in this moment of crisis, he could hardly be dismissed before he got his degree. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z As scholars became aware of this process they began to publish books which were compilations of errors which had once been learned errors but could now be dismissed as nonsense. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Ishtar dismissed his worries with a flick of her hand. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “This is the Colony of Connecticut! Every man and woman is entitled to a trial before a jury. This case will be turned over to the General Session in Hartford. The inquiry is dismissed.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Sergeant,” Bull said to Ben, “dismiss the troops.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt she might be overreacting, so I mentally dismissed her comments. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The spell of Saruman was broken: they had seen him come at call, and crawl away, dismissed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The only satisfaction to be had from the whole affair was that the new maid was dismissed immediately. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Chronicler stood awkwardly in the empty room, unsure whether or not he had been dismissed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But the other two failed their final test and were dismissed.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A few smart remarks come to mind, but I dismiss them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It made her feel sick to think she might have been dismissing James, a new friend she wanted to impress, the same way she’d felt her brother had been dismissing her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He dismissed her, and Hazel poured concrete into the hollow parts. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The chief examined us for a while, and when he caught my eye, I gave him half a smile, which he dismissed by spitting on the ground from the kola nut he chewed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The other side he refused to hear were those who dismissed alchemy as a deception, a delusion, a fantasy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The usual way this happened was that the teacher on playground duty inspected the lines, told off anyone who was talking or fooling around, and dismissed the classes one at a time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But a chair, sunlight, flowers: these are not to be dismissed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z We supped together in the kitchen, only the two of us and the parrot because Father had dismissed the other servants. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z But Ernest “dismissed our doubts with a wave of his hand. There were technical problems that had to be solved, he said, but the tube was certain to do the job.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A year later, Marshall went even further, dismissing King as a “first-rate rabble-rouser.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In early December, Chairman McNinch announced that the FCC was dismissing all complaints it had received about the October 30 broadcast. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The nurse dismissed them, rolled up her sleeves, and proceeded to wash Aurelia as if she were four years old. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The boss dismissed my protests with a wave of the hand. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The other students were either in their rooms studying or watching television, but the moment class was dismissed Sticky had led his friends up here, just over the top of the hill beyond the gym. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He was addressing his father alone—No doubt he dismisses me as an hysterical woman, I thought. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were dismissed,” Riley said, a note of satisfaction in her voice. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But he always hated knowing the future and had managed to dismiss it from his mind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost too easy the way Sol laughed off Special Circumstances, dismissing everything that went on outside the city. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I finally told Grandpa we ought to make room for the cars in the buggy-and-wagon shed behind the store, but he dismissed the idea with a backward flip of his hand. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Napoleon ended his speech with his usual cry of “Long live Animal Farm!” and after the singing of Beasts of England the animals were dismissed. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Eliza dismissed the wild tales with a shake of her head. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As I stood, I thought about refusing, maybe playing up my injuries until I could figure things out, but I quickly dismissed that option. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Officials from the Japanese Sumo Association typically dismiss any such charges as fabrications by disgruntled former wrestlers. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z This seemed a very long time to Julius, who used the interval to dismiss the four slaves who were now needed to manhandle the large cage containing the full-grown tiger. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She clapped her hands and dismissed the servants. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “It’s in the works,” he said, standing up to dismiss me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With a shrug of his shoulders, as if to shake off the shadow and dismiss the phantoms, he began slowly to descend. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Not with the fire department, which would know right away it was arson and dismiss it as another case of pyromania in a neighborhood crawling with firebugs. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Once he dismisses us, the congregation goes outside, where a few of the deacons are flipping burgers and hot dogs on the grills. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His mother waved a hand at him, dismissing his words. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We stand there a good few minutes, thinking, till Bernie dismisses us. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But can one readily dismiss the different Indian societies who lived in these places? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The administrators dismissed the meeting, and the other women filed into the other office, leaving Blanche alone with the men. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The prosecutor is free to dismiss a case for any reason or no reason at all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Well, I’ve got to be getting along. It’s been a pleasure to know you all. Class is dismissed!” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The prosecutor is free to dismiss a case for any reason or no reason at all, regardless of the strength of the evidence. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I jumped up from my seat and ran out of the classroom without waiting for the teacher to dismiss us. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A year before the accident, when Mother had first heard of muscle testing and energy work, she’d dismissed both as wishful thinking. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Or maybe I didn’t want to be dismissed as incapable of achieving. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I'm relieved by the matter-of-fact way he dismisses the incident, but also annoyed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The dismissed men, Burnham knew, faced homelessness and poverty; their families confronted the real prospect of starvation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The upstart popular musicians, invited to bow at the altar of High Art, were at first dismissed by critics despite having delighted the audience. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But she didn’t dismiss the offer out of hand. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Baba would dismiss them, there would be some pain, but life would move on. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He would probably dismiss her with some admonishment to study more and play less. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He turned over, dismissing his doubts and calling to mind the figure of a girl he’d seen down-town the other day. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m okay, I guess,” he said, dismissing her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He dismisses Jake, who glances at me, the distress clear in his eyes, and steps out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In any case, to return to my thread, you will appreciate I was not unperturbed at the prospect of telling Miss Kenton I was about to dismiss two of her maids. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z First: The sixteen-year-old teacher was dismissed within a month after she suffered a severe nervous breakdown. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard dismissed her pleas with a wave of his hand, and all four of them held their breath, waiting. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother dismissed that and got back to the subject at hand. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He dismissed her with a flick of his fingers, and she gathered up the book and wandered down to the main deck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She was to be neither blacklisted nor dismissed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The legal sparring continued through the middle of 1959, when the court dismissed the Crown’s indictment against the remaining sixty- one accused. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked from the room without dismissing me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And I dismissed the Nation of Islam’s demand for a separate black economy in America, which I had also heard before, as willful, and even mischievous, nonsense. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z After the meal—cold fish with avocado sauce, roast suckling pig in brandy, and chocolate mousse—they dismissed the waiters and bolted the doors to the dining room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It made her feel sick to think she might have been dismissing James, a new friend she wanted to impress, the same way she’d felt her brother had been dismissing her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His brother Rook didn’t understand, either, though his disapproval came much later, after he had been dismissed from the Tower and returned home in shame. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Stories!” the emperor said, dismissing the king’s words. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Thinking the thought and not dismissing it, embracing it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I dismissed the thoughts before I was transported back to those times. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z All over Harlem during the hour or so before that, Christian church services were dismissing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At the White House, he dismissed Byrnes’s concerns by pointing out that the scientific team behind the bomb included Ernest Lawrence and three other Nobel laureates, along with “practically every physicist of standing.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The key issue here is one of timescale: How long should one wait before dismissing a theoretical achievement or a technological advance as having little or no practical relevance? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “It seems, with mere hours left in the challenge, the court case was conveniently dismissed, and you were free to spend the money again. The timing felt motivated.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He's never in a hurry to dismiss his students; he always wants to impart one more bit of knowledge before he sends them into the world. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Galileo, for example, despite performing exquisite experiments, never fully grasped the power of the experimental method, dismissing Gilbert’s work as not sufficiently philosophical. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Basil dismissed the rearguard and caught up with Ambrose. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then the principal came over the loudspeaker, dismissing all the upper grades and telling everyone to go directly to their homes. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z He was not dismissing God altogether, nor was he dismissing Christianity. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “But yours cannot be dismissed; indeed, my dear dear Handel, it must not be dismissed. I wish you would enter on it now, as far as a few friendly words go, with me.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z My sensibilities became sharpened to the point where I began paying singular attention to little oddities that previously I had dismissed without thought, now thinking that they were manifestations of witchcraft. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When we were dismissed, I told Frieda and Lucy to go on without me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I remembered that, after Ali dismissed himself from the house, your father told me he and Hassan had moved to a small village just outside Bamiyan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The scythe waved his fork dismissing the notion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Now here is the suitors’ answer— you and all the Akhaians, mark it well: dismiss your mother from the house, or make her marry the man her father names and she prefers. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Though for over a year Francis and I had dismissed the possibility that bases formed regular hydrogen bonds, it was now obvious to me that we had done so incorrectly. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Mother praised me, but the principal dismissed her comments and said that my behavior would be observed during the year. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z We rise, dismissed, and she takes each of us in turn, pressing her chilly mouth against our cheeks. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z You are saying Ruth and Sarah are to be dismissed on the grounds that they are Jewish?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But her rants were so persuasive, her fretting so vivid, that it was not so easy to dismiss her. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “You are dismissed from your position. You shall leave immediately.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Sybil dismissed this prodigious feat—the man got lucky with regards to his master is all. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Not one would admit them; every time they were dismissed insolently and the door barred against them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of his efforts to please the Emperor, in the summer of 1630 Wallenstein fell from favour and was dismissed from his key post as commander of the army. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z In class, we talked about dinosaurs and practiced cursive before Mrs. Port dismissed us for lunch with her usual look of relief. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He allowed the petition to lapse, however, and eventually the court dismissed it for “failure to prosecute.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Michael Dukakis never heard that sound, and even if he had he probably would have dismissed it as some silly tribal rite practiced in the American boondocks by people who made no difference. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Things got so bad that Mom and Dad decided to dismiss Song Po-po. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And he turned and went into his own room and so dismissed his second son. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Because these are not alphabetic methods of communication, they are often dismissed as evidence that Indigenous peoples were “primitive,” but they are, in fact, far from primitive. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “Cubans in surgical gloves bugging the DNC! I dismissed it as some sort of prank.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The deterioration was so obvious that Clara decided to shut the house and dismiss everyone. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Justice watched his bodyguard begin to tie Skarpi’s wrists, then turned his body slightly away, as if dismissing the storyteller from his mind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As it was, after I dismissed it as rubbish, we both shrank back from the whole territory. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And, underneath the note I had left for Seanie, I wrote one more line: When Mr. Wellins dismissed us for lunch, Annie sprang out of her chair and rushed out the door. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I ask, her words annoyingly close to Madoc’s when he dismissed my chances at knighthood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When the class has been dismissed and I’m still in my seat, Ms. Rochambeau finally removes her hand from my desk. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Ralph dismissed Simon and returned to his personal hell They would reach the castle some time; and the chief would have to go forward. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The plain fact was that the police were not quite ready to dismiss him as a suspect. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The bell for lunch rings, and Missus Wilhelmina slowly finishes her sentence, to remind us that we aren’t allowed to leave until she dismisses us from class herself. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z So over our gooseberry pie we looked at the pros and cons of one, two, three, and four chains, quickly dismissing one- chain helices as incompatible with the evidence in our hands. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z When the bell rang for school to be dismissed, I was set to fight again; but the boy was not in sight. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I thought of my grandfather and quickly dismissed him. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he tweaks my nose like he might a naughty child, and dismisses us. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It would never be dismissed with the thought that white men were simply reaping what they have sown. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Rationally I knew that the dead boy could not bother me, but he had become alive for me in a way that I could not dismiss. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Even after so many years, Reyna had no idea where they came from or where they went when she dismissed them, but seeing them lifted her spirits. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Benny began to tidy up the area around the register, dismissing her. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Dr. Dadoo, president of the Transvaal Indian Congress, castigated the restrictions and dismissed the offer of parliamentary representation as “a spurious offer of a sham franchise.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His lawyers objected, but the judge summarily dismissed their complaints. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I felt, and then dismissed, an urge to grab the painting off the wall and run away with it. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z US space officials dismissed the Soviet's plans to put a woman in space as more about besting the United States than any scientific interest in women in space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He dismissed all the dances he had given with a snap of his fingers. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z "I want the current guards dismissed and thrown off my patrol." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Only once or twice in a summer—on days of unendurable heat, teachers dismissed school, masters closed shops, and the boys ran down to the wharves to swim. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When the herald's voice dismissed the court, she fled the balcony, only to find Joffrey waiting for her at the base of the curving stairs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But she couldn’t dismiss the whole thing the way her father had. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Was it not a dangerous word, too closely connected to Hobbes and to dubious stories about sympathetic magic told by Digby—someone whom John Evelyn, another early member, could dismiss as an arrant mountebank? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “That is an excellent question, Jane. Perhaps you would have heard how most of them were dismissed after their cowardly behavior at the lecture, if you had joined us in the sitting room.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z This might not even be possible, given that your appeal was dismissed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The illusionists waiting in the lobby grumble when they are thanked for their time and politely dismissed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The nurse dismisses him with the wave of a hand. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Half smiling, with imperturbable brightness and friendliness, the Buddha looked steadily at the stranger and dismissed him with a hardly visible gesture. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Some snicker that he’s a clown, laugh about his appearance, dismiss his humility as an act. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “You’re all dismissed for now. Tell your men to get some water and shade. And send an order up for your replacements to come early.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z One collection of coincidences too unlikely to be dismissed in this way is provided by the case of the proverbial monkey accidentally typing out Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She considered and then quickly dismissed any idea of C.P.’s sincerity. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Trude read the note and at first dismissed it as the work of a crank. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Workers formed a committee to complain to management about the firing and they, too, were immediately dismissed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s a huge worry that he cannot dismiss: Theo’s health is terribly precarious. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Because of this response, and other discrepancies in her evidence, the magistrate dismissed the case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was already forgotten, dismissed, though the outline of her palm and fingers still burned on my skin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Civil rights activists who argued that the uprisings were directly related to widespread police harassment and abuse were dismissed by conservatives out of hand. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I told you not to help him, Miss Granger. Class dismissed.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The untouchables were then dismissed for the day with instructions to get “blue ointment” from Knipe’s Drug Store and have their mothers treat their head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She had dismissed him years ago as a smooth and pretentious sleekness. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I filed my stack of motions just to make sure that if they didn't dismiss the charges they knew we would fight them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was understood that the slaves were to remain there until Connelly dismissed them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Both Nott and Finlay had been dismissed by their medical colleagues, and he did not want to suffer the same sad fate. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Now get in there and be sweet as molasses to Mrs. Caruthers, and pray she doesn’t dismiss you for your negligence.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Cinna dismisses the team and has me move around in the dress and shoes, which are infinitely more manageable than Effie's. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I headed for home, feeling a growing satisfaction that I had dismissed him so completely. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z —Yes, but I understand he’s been dismissed by the psychiatrist as “stable.” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the education system tends to dismiss kids based on their past and not on their potential. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And with that, I am dismissed with the wave of a hand. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Bragg, in dismissing him from his room, had angrily told him that he would consider seriously whether he could continue to give Francis a place in the laboratory after his Ph.D. course was ended. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In insisting these were the only tools required Galileo was dismissing Aristotelian logic as an irrelevance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It seemed to him that he could neither keep them on nor dismiss them, so he had them all cut to pieces. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a good thing it’s not up to ye, isn’t it? You’re all dismissed.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z ‘Jacob, you’re dismissed. Why don’t you go polish the eagle or something?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z John's frustrated expression makes me feel guilty for dismissing his help so quickly. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The tribal chieftains will see that, and you’ll be dismissed from your position as counselor. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After one last short prayer, church was quickly dismissed. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He just sat there and dismissed the class with a wave of his hand. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z You knew how upset I was when my girls were dismissed. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z And to dismiss all of Islam with a playground sound? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Brother Lekan dismisses me with a wave of his hand, looking to someone else. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I saw my father look at his rifle on the shelf, then dismissing it he walked calmly to the door. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When it was clear that Chavez had no more push-ups to give, the instructor told him to stand up and then dismissed us. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She continued to cry, and the judge dismissed her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He dismisses the idea loftily and informs me I know nothing about it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z You dismiss it as someone else’s hell and get back to your life. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Lucas, what did you think?” she asked, dismissing my opinion. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Some looked at me strangely, but I dismissed it since it didn't appear to be antagonism. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z No concrete evidence exists that the first event caused the second, but the coincidence in timing is hard to dismiss. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She dismissed his efforts, saying that she could spend an amount equal to 60,000 pounds of gold on a single meal. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He dismissed her now with a wave of his hand, and Claire went back to the Dormitory to gather her few things. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She tore the deed in half and angrily dismissed the soldiers, but one of them grabbed her by the arm. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth considered trying to push the spider into the pit somehow, but she dismissed the idea. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Marco politely dismisses the illusionists in the lobby, explaining that the position has been filled and thanking them for their time. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Yet bonds of friendship, colleagueship, and shared travail in the bomb project made it difficult for Lawrence to dismiss Oppenheimer’s disquiet entirely. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “All because you dismissed what I said, because—and this is the worst part, Tobias—because you thought I was being petty and jealous. Just some silly sixteen-year-old girl, right?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z You dismiss your last allies: hope and trust. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The meeting was dismissed and everyone except Newt and Minho left the room in a hurry. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I thought that if I told her that I didn’t feel beautiful, she would find it silly and dismiss it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Classes will likely be dismissing for the day, with enough commotion that nobody would notice an out-of-place person walking the halls. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He dismisses us and everyone starts to get ready to go home. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Still, teachers dismissed this fact, instead telling the students that the thirty-three gold medals proved that the Aryan race and the National Socialist ideology were superior. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z We might have a tendency to dismiss these laws as mere mathematical tinkering, something removed from everyday life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A form of history which presents itself as acutely sensitive to the language of people in the past proceeds by dismissing out of hand what they said, over and over again, about themselves. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For a brief moment, Shirley had considered that possibility, then dismissed it with a smile. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Go tell the boss,” Patrice said, dismissing Clement with a hand gesture before turning back to the bonobo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Now I didn't know whether to hug her or just ask her to dismiss me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Civil rights advocates offered no balm for the wound, publicly resisting calls for class-based affirmative action and dismissing claims of unfairness on the grounds that whites had been enjoying racial preferences for hundreds of years. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She dismissed the whole notion with a wave of her hand. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He stepped into the darkness of the passage, dismissing the subject from his mind, and disappeared. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was, as well, a boy who had matured slowly, and being fat and nearsighted, he was dismissed by most of the island boys. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His two colleagues were knowledgeable enough to dismiss his request for a taxi and call an ambulance instead. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “So what you’re saying is after a lifetime of getting picked apart because of my skin color, I should dismiss the girl I love because of hers?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "There, cousins," he said, "dismiss it all from your minds and be comforted. Here is water and there is grass. You shall have a hot mash when I have milked my other cousins, the goats." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z And so geologists took every pain they could think of to dismiss his evidence and belittle his suggestions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z "This march that I'm planning isn't just to prove to the Governor that he can't dismiss us any longer. It's to prove it to ourselves. Don't you see that?" A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The case was eventually dismissed, but everyone involved was spooked. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Some bombs accidently hit homes and a hospital, but Kissinger dismissed the civilian deaths as hardly worth notice. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A judge eventually dismisses all cases against the defendants who did not plead guilty. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Washington dismissed the requests as sentimental, pointing out that if Andre had succeeded in his mission, it might very well have turned the tide of the war. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He had his detractors, to be sure, but Federalist critics tended to attack him in the public press, which he could and did dismiss as partisan propaganda. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I raised the amount of the reward and threatened to have the guardsmen dismissed for incompetence, but all to no avail. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It meant acceptance by a more fashionable and amusing part of Cambridge and allowed him to dismiss the fact that he was not appreciated by a variety of dull and pompous dons. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z She dismissed the girl with a wave, and Margaret seemed only too happy to go, although she cast a sympathetic look toward Penelope as she backed out the door and hurried away. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He hadn’t completed a pass and the coach had finally dismissed him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court dismissed the case, however, ruling that Lyons lacked “standing” to seek an injunction against the deadly practice. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z After a pause, the Chancellor raised his hand as well, saying “Five and a half in favor of Kvothe’s admission to the Arcanum. Motion passed. Meeting dismissed. Tehlu shelter us, fools and children all.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Bring me my papers or I’ll tell the President and have you dismissed from office. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She shook her head, as if dismissing an idea. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was a possibility too valid to dismiss. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Her servants had been dismissed, save three; and one of those three had died of the smallpox a sen’night previous. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z For a second it seems like the crowd's attention has made her uncomfortable and I'm ready to dismiss her as a real contender until I study her again. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He was pinched perspiringly in the epistemological dilemma of the skeptic, unable to accept solutions to problems he was unwilling to dismiss as unsolvable. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The last class was dismissed into a perfect fall afternoon. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z While his first instinct was to blame Hamilton for the whole sorry mess, Washington’s speech justifying the action could not be so easily dismissed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He dismissed all the tenants, warning them that if he ever caught them prowling around his property they would suffer the same fate as their animals. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When there was a moment’s rest, I would try to pet Louise, but she never allowed me close again, would dismiss me with a soft growl and a push with her nose or shoulder. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said, “you mustn’t take it to heart,” dismissing the years of aggravation with a flick of his hand. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As he cleaned the wound and applied disinfectant, I struggled to find the words to dismiss how I felt about him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He dismisses the corporal with a slight wag of his chin. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He ignored the scents that had come into the room with him, dismissed the scents that he could safely ignore, honed in on the smell of the thing he had come to find. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He then said thank you, and we were dismissed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The State did, in fact, join our motion to dismiss the charges, and I didn't expect the final hearing to last more than a few minutes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At Ernest Burkhart’s trial, the first panel of prospective jurors had been dismissed after evidence surfaced that Hale had attempted to bribe them. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When Master Croak, the son, reached suitable age, he dismissed his trustees with curt thanks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Even my dad, who, whenever politics came up, usually dismissed the entire topic with his patented line, “All politicians are equally corrupt,” showed an interest this year. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “College. I wouldn’t have imagined—” “If they dismiss me, I’d have to stop stalling and blathering and get myself to Oberlin College and a new life.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z His judgment in the case completely upheld our claim that I had a right to campaign for my political beliefs even though they were opposed to the government, and he dismissed the Law Society’s application. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Soojin shakes her head slightly as if she wants to dismiss the thought. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Anything dismissed by scholars as too fun to be important. They put it down here and forget it. Superstitions, songs, spells. Seraphim, omens, demons, fairies.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When Sarai first glimpsed the craft in the dreams of the older of the two faranji women, she had dismissed it as fantasy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They received so many false reports of U-boat sightings that they dismissed this one as "dubious." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z They knew what had happened at school, and what was happening now, but they dismissed it in that self-serving way parents often had of pretending anything they can’t solve is not really a problem. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The silence was shattered by the bell, and as Mr. Larson dropped the shredded paper into the trash basket, he barked, “Class dismissed!” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I gave a brief history of the case and informed the court that both the defendant and the State were moving the court to dismiss all charges. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Hattie dismissed me eventually, and I spent the hours till dawn imagining my release from the curse and thinking about my reunion with Char. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “But I could speak up and they could dismiss me. I mean, I doubt they’ll take me seriously. They’ll probably just make excuses,” I tell her. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I see no reason why they should pretend to ignore his existence, even though any discussion of him is liable to be dismissed as Whig history. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about me,” she said, waving a hand to dismiss him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Or take Thomas Browne, who dismissed the garlic/magnet antipathy as ‘certainly false’ in 1646. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Nevertheless these chronicles cannot be dismissed out of hand for these reasons. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But there was as yet no general crisis for the two-spheres theory: the geographers summoned by Ferdinand and Isabella to advise on Columbus’s plans had no hesitation in dismissing them out of hand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I have long since dismissed the idea of bad men in the ravine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Faeries don’t believe in dismissing gratitude with a few words. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jules and the others brought the crate from the hold and heaved it onto the main deck before the mate dismissed them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z From Malcolm X himself, I had seen, or heard, a few unusual things which had caused me some little private wonder and speculation, and then, with nothing to hang them onto, I had dismissed them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he closed it slowly and dismissed the class. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “No, this could not be more perfect. Thank you,” he says, clearly dismissing her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Do you mean,” she asked, “that we have now given you what aid you require? and that we may dismiss you to the moor and the rainy night?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She dismissed Mrs. Moore with her tone of voice. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo wished he could dismiss his feelings that easily. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z School was dismissed at three- thirty and I was home by three-forty-five unless I had to stay in for talking in class. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z While the conspiracy theories were initially dismissed as far-fetched, if not downright loony, the word on the street turned out to be right, at least to a point. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z "You are dismissed. I didn't ask for your opinion." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He heard Sir Charles speaking to the servant, dismissing him, coming into the study, closing the door. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It came out confident, but now that the words were floating between them, Luke worried she’d dismiss the idea of coming with him in a hundred different ways. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In a curious way, many people simultaneously exalt and dismiss mathematicians and scientists as impractical whizzes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she wondered if her time at the Academy was finally coming to an end, for why else would the Mistress have called for her, if not to dismiss her at last? Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Newton, as President of the Society, dismissed the whole project as far too expensive. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At his name, Ray bolts off like he’s finally been dismissed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But with abundant organic matter, sunlight and perhaps volcanic hot spots, the possibility of life on Titan' cannot be readily dismissed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, she knows now that I’m not dismissing her pleas from my mind . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Continuing in a matter-of-fact tone, Harper then asked Judge Davies to dismiss the case because it involved constitutional issues that required a three-judge panel. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, he had very bad judgement when it came to good science, dismissing the work of Copernicus and Gilbert out of hand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He dismissed his two warriors to wait outside. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Claire thought back, and remembered which of her sister Vessels had been preparing to give birth when she was dismissed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Qareeb asked, already looking around the back lawn of the school where all of the students were dismissed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Others have been discriminated against at work, passed over or ignored; or their art has been ridiculed, dismissed as too feminine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Padva dismisses these comments, though she does joke that with enough silk and an industrial-strength corset she could make Chandresh himself pass for the most fashionable of ladies. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She had been standing by the door as though waiting to be dismissed, listening in on the conversation. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The Commandant dismissed me and retreated to her room an hour ago. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He would probably dismiss her with some admonishment to study more and play less. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z "I'm sorry and you must dismiss it, like one of those annoying personal questions you find so often nowadays on supposedly impersonal forms." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was nevertheless persistent and I raised the matter once more at the national conference in December 1951, where the delegates dismissed my view as emphatically as the National Executive Committee had done. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bell rings, we wait for Dr. Newman to dismiss each class by row. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z His nerves rattled his stomach in a brief burst, but he dismissed it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The classroom became bedlam when Ms. Faraci dismissed us for lunch. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Unless it was robbery,” said Nye, though robbery as the motive had been much discussed and then more or less dismissed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z If my girls are dismissed, I will leave also.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Carl generally fell silent when this happened, or agreed with her in a perfunctory fashion, afterward dismissing the subject. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They are greedy, reckless words, loose and infuriating, but hard to dismiss because underneath, holding up the looseness like a palm, are the drums that put Fifth Avenue into focus. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Charged with disorderly conduct, she paid a fine and her case was dismissed. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I saw a little girl who wore a white flower, but dismissed her as improbable. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s an example right there. Trying to dismiss what I say as not important.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I would read the report summary out loud to everyone and make some necessary announcements before the superintendent dismissed everyone at 10:45. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After Hemme dismissed the class I ran down the stairs and caught him just as he was leaving through a lower door. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One thing I found remarkable about Arthur Ashe was that he was not afraid to dismiss questions from white people if he considered them worth ignoring, and say what he considered important. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those tales serve a purpose, William, and how dare you dismiss our traditions as superstition? There is a reason they have survived.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I held the bottle up to my mouth and drew a long messy swallow, as if I were some decadent wild woman who had just dismissed an unsatisfactory lover. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It hadn’t worked, and he had dismissed the attempt when he could no longer ignore that it felt like a pathetic falsehood. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Then I give a slight bow and walk straight toward the exit without being dismissed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z These men had been dismissed with disgrace from the army of the Norwegian king Fortinbras for some unknown betrayal. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Telemarketing, one of the first refuges of the suddenly indigent, can be dismissed on grounds of personality. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The tendency has really been, insofar as this was possible, to dismiss white people as the slightly mad victims of their own brainwashing. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Anyone listening to us would dismiss our conversation as child’s play. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Don’t just dismiss it. Really think. What did you see? You saw Anna Watson, but that doesn’t mean anything. You saw—come on! Who did you see?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z After Hemme dismissed his class, news of what I had done spread through the University like wildfire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Drew looked slightly panicked that he was being dismissed when I wasn’t. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z From Raizel, I learned that it had been dismissed as a tragic accident. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Even Swift, whose background was modest indeed, dismissed Wotton as someone of unknown parentage. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Before she could start talking, though, Judge Swango dismissed the jury. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The judge considered this, then ordered that the jury be dismissed and the defendants held for further trial. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then Scythe Mandela said, “Ransom Paladini, we have chosen not to ordain you as a scythe. Wherever life leads you, we wish you well. You are dismissed.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He waved a hand to dismiss the question. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Tons of problems, and while I was not about to dismiss them as little ones, I was not afraid of them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. It’s just...the way he dismissed me. I should have thrown that money right back in his face. But...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Over the next few days, Lyra concocted a dozen plans and dismissed them impatiently; for they all boiled down to stowing away, and how could you stow away on a narrowboat? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "I think we've had enough school for one day, don't you? The class is dismissed. You may all go out into the playground and wait for your parents to come and take you home." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Often his answers surprise her, convincing her to appreciate an object she would have otherwise dismissed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You are dismissed. Have a happy and holy Christmas.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Irish Justice of the Stockyards District Police Court, with jurisdiction over minor crimes in that neighborhood, dismissed more than eighty percent of claims brought against strikers accused of violent attacks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Olmsted dismissed the inland sites out of hand as being flat and monotonous and too far from the lake. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z On first glance previously, I’d dismissed this personage as someone’s mom. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The door would be closed, and they would be left outside, dismissed to await allotted work or punishment. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Farmer didn’t tell her that sorcery didn’t exist—it was too deeply embedded in the culture for him to dismiss it—but he assured her that her son had died of explainable medical causes. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She led him into a room, made him sit on a gray velvet sofa, and dismissed all the dogs but two that lay at her feet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Alvarez had been willing to sign the oath, but he understood that Lawrence had wildly exceeded his authority; at the time of the Wick confrontation, the regents had still not decided whether to dismiss nonsigners. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When the last class was dismissed, the four of them went out onto the plaza and sat on a stone bench. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When Four dismisses us for dinner, Christina nudges me with her elbow. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “You know if the old woman dies, we’ll all be dismissed,” Cook murmured to Mama, not one to follow her own advice about not minding the business of her employers. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Did they misjudge this water crisis so badly that they dismissed how dire it was, and left it in the hands of volunteers? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He whacks a few upside the head and dismisses them. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I had absolutely no idea why I was being dismissed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z And as much as he wanted to dismiss both comments, he couldn’t. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “We wait here quietly until we are dismissed,” said Mr. Lukas, winding his watch. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She was limp in its thrall or rigid in an effort to dismiss it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But the infuriated Strauss dismissed Lawrence’s plea of illness and delivered a vicious tongue-lashing, capping it bluntly with an accusation of cowardice. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He thought that he hadn’t checked provisions of water, but he dismissed the notions because he wouldn’t be out long. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Obviously, the emissary had already moved on to other business, but it would be rude for Tree-ear to leave before he had been dismissed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I had almost dismissed the book when I turned the page and saw a photograph of a white shark’s teeth, removed from the jaw and standing alone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z At one of my early services at Temple Seven, an old scavenger hustler, to whom I gave a few dollars, came up when services were dismissed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sister Nara opened the doors, and the moment that Kaede entered the Council chamber, she knew something was wrong—she could not have been called there merely to be dismissed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And he dismissed me with a quiet smile and a gentle nod of his head. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It’s such a strange thought that at first I dismiss it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wonder if the victim is Rue but quickly dismiss the thought. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “No,” he said robustly, as if dismissing a preposterous and possibly slanderous allegation. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The second we were dismissed from assembly I would run like a bat out of hell to the tuck shop so I could be the first one there. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When the jury was dismissed, we talked a little, but then he dozed off, and I decided to let him sleep. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Holiday’s performance and the disturbing images of the poetic text mark the moment in the development of popular song when it could no longer be dismissed as mere frivolity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Was it unfair to dismiss the possibility of a father figure in Zachary’s life? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, she was dismissed from her command. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z To my eye, historians have been puzzlingly ready to dismiss such connections. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "Why was Amber dismissed? I need to know." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “You are telling lies,” he said, and dismissed the charges on the spot. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The first boy is spoken to for only a few minutes before he is dismissed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After Miss Peregrine had dismissed a few more about my grandfather, the children turned to other subjects. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She dismissed me with a wave and locked the door behind her. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z With a tilt of her head, she dismisses Elisabeth, who for once goes without an argument. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I understand you were dismissed from the legion for . . . ah, disciplinary problems.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But Gregor wouldn't be casually dismissed right way because of this small discourtesy, for which he would find an easy and suitable excuse later on. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z With the excitement of watching the snow fall all day and school dismissed an hour early, I was on the bus home before I remembered that I was supposed to see her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I wondered how I might have reacted had somebody been killed, but then I dismissed the thought as overly dramatic. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Melisandre took that as a sign and dismissed her own guard as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Old friends could pick him out of a dismissed battalion, so singular was his walk, so indelibly a part of him, and he could change it no more than he could change his blood type. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You two good-for-nothings are dismissed,” he said, brushing by them and stalking out of the classroom. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Grace Wexler dismissed the next heir with an audible tongue click. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z For these reasons, some scholars dismiss the chronicles entirely. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I am done with these questions, and with you. You are dismissed from my service. Leave Meereen at once and I will let you live.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was his familiarity with atomism which made it possible for Bacon, exceptionally and presciently, to dismiss human sensory organs as inherently defective and often misleading. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Then his eyes glazed over and he shook his head, like he was dismissing a juice-box-induced hallucination. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Pash strongly recommended that Oppenheimer “be removed completely from the project and dismissed from employment by the U.S. Government.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The few times she happened to be directly in his path he tossed her an indifferent grin and his quizzical blue eyes flicked past and dismissed her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The decrepit lawyers dressed in black who during other times had besieged Colonel Aureliano Buendía and who now were controlled by the banana company dismissed those demands with decisions that seemed like acts of magic. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In truth, he had too much invested in me to dismiss me lightly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Then they will tear me to pieces there! My honor sullied, I will be dismissed from court and packed off to a nunnery somewhere, never to marry!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I know girls usually just dismiss me as "that geeky dude who has a thing for horror movies." From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In 1868, after a trial failed to reach a verdict and charges were dismissed, he was released, a free man. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This oft misunderstood and misinterpreted concept so readily dismissed by the Nietzsches of the world as a weak and cowardly force has now become an absolute necessity for the survival of man. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Yet many German people dismissed the stories as too horrible to be true. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In the 60 Minutes interview with Chapman, he dismissed as silly the suggestion of any racial bias in Walter McMillian's prosecution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Rosa Vaughan’s suit against Burt, who was represented by one of the same law firms that had represented Hale in the murder trials, was initially dismissed in state court. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As she straightened at last, and gathered her bowl and all the soiled cotton wool, a doctor came and she was dismissed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z From our modern perspective, it is easy to dismiss the ancients’ qualms about the utility of science. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Faraday had told them that the great bronze doors to the assembly room would open promptly at seven a.m., and the scythes would be dismissed at the stroke of seven p.m. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But then the United States threatened to dismiss the shah as well, and he was like: "How soon do we get this overthrow party started?" Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He says I’m new, and they look at me and dismiss me and confer together about other things. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, Emenike and two other boys had lured Hadome into the toilet and beat him up, Hadome’s eye swelling so quickly that, just before school was dismissed, it looked grotesque, like a big purple eggplant. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z You have to see this, Teresa said to him just as Newt dismissed his helpers—they clomped up the wooden stairs, a couple of them grumbling about doing all that work for nothing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I dismissed the warning about the Soviet Union’s trouble with intellectuals. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z All the managers could be dismissed and all its shares sold, but the company itself would remain intact. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Sals class must have been dismissed a few minutes before mine—he was walking a little ahead of me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t understand why she was in such a big rush to dismiss us that way, but I didn’t ask. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Supreme Court precedent, that Hooks had charges against him dismissed in exchange for cooperation with authorities was information that the State was obligated to reveal to the defense. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Go directly home, boys and girls. The school is dismissed. Do not come back tomorrow. We will send word if the school will continue.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He had struck root in Joe’s establishment, by reason of my sister’s sudden fancy for him, or I should have tried to get him dismissed. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z When they dismissed Archimedes as irrelevant they thought common sense was on their side; and their own experience of the world corresponded exactly to their claims. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Dorcas has been acknowledged, appraised and dismissed in the time it takes for a needle to find its opening groove. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But it strikes me I may have been a little hasty before in dismissing certain aspects of the Hayes Society's criteria for membership. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Then she swiveled her chair around on its rusty screws and with that I was supposed to be dismissed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment class was dismissed, the students swarmed toward the list. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Nehru dismissed the Communist government and announced fresh elections. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At ten forty-five the jurors were told that they were released from any further duties; the charges against the accused man had been dismissed; new evidence had come to light. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Worm dismissed me with a wave of his hand. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He sent the tooth to Cuvier in Paris for an opinion, but the great Frenchman dismissed it as being from a hippopotamus. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z "Now I will hear hers. You are dismissed." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Warily his mind dismissed one question after another, and then finally he asked: ‘If you could choose the time in history you could have lived, what era would you choose?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She feared then that he might find some reason to dismiss her, so she had been scrupulous to observe every regulation to the letter. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z His vision still seemed outsized, but it could not be dismissed easily. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We found court records revealing that the D.A. and the sheriff, who are county officials, had somehow gotten city charges and fines against Hooks dismissed, even though they had no authority in city courts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Soon Luma blew her whistle and dismissed the Under Seventeens from practice. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z But it would be too easy to dismiss the dangers even of this familiar beginning place. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I wish you all good-night, now,” said he, making a movement of the hand towards the door, in token that he was tired of our company, and wished to dismiss us. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z You dismiss it as a cliche, but the problem is it’s true. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She’d been pushed by the cousins and dismissed by Mama, but what else could happen if people knew? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Both times the courts had dismissed the case. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And she was ashamed of how she had dismissed her mother’s stricken looks, her puffy eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The enormous creature merely looked at Violet with its blank white eyes and shook its head, then dismissed her with a silent gesture. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Presently Denethor waved to Pippin and dismissed him again for a while. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I could not dismiss these charges lightly, for a frantic, hysterical hunt was going on then in the ranks of the party for Trotskyites. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I have taken over the duties of the steward, who was dismissed upon the death of Count Durufle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She waved a hand to dismiss the thought of him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One might at first be inclined to dismiss this assertion as meaningless, because the experiment is imaginary and my claim about its outcome cannot be verified. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he sauntered off slowly, making sure I knew he was dismissing me, leaving me looking like the idiot I was. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He dismissed the whole business as the Inevitable Consequence of Necessary Politics. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Whether I’m—” “You’ve made the point, Mr. Newton. Are there any other comments about drafting a recommendation to the congregation that Reverend Buckminster be dismissed from our pulpit?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Then he thanked them and dismissed them all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was generally agreed among the old guard that these were troubling times, but aside from raising objections that were repeatedly dismissed, no one took action. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z That is to say, we were obliged to find replacements for the two dismissed Jewish maids, and this Lisa turned out to be one of them. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Case dismissed,” he said without raising his voice. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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