dismissal
noun
an act or instance of dismissing.
dismissals
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pluralof dismissal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Seven of his nine Test dismissals this summer have been in that fashion.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Earlier in August, 32 petrochemical workers in Bandar-e Mahshahr, a city on the Persian Gulf coast, publicly protested their dismissals, according to ILNA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Additionally, hearing of the institution’s employee strikes, dismissals and downsizing due to lower enrollments, I respectfully declined.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Pakistan's second innings also included dismissals caught at leg slip and backward square leg, although those were as much down to batter error as Root's ingenuity.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Who knows how many quarrels, false accusations, unnecessary dismissals, how many promising careers cut short can be attributed to a butler's slovenliness at the stage of drawing up the staff plan?
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
