Example Sentences

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Papic disabuses one common notion the U.S. is a net exporter of crude, saying it’s a net exporter of refined products, which is a very different thing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Blood-soaked and candlelit, Michael Mohan’s “Immaculate” disabuses the notion that any conception is ever without sin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Bucar disabuses readers of any preconceived ideas that women who adhere to an aesthetic of modesty are unfashionable or frumpy.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2017

When Shira casually disabuses Andi of the notion that Ahmad is her real father in an attempt to win her over, whatever empathy I’d felt for Shira more or less ran out.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2016

Closer inspections, when its temporary nature is made plain, disabuses this idea entirely.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)