dismiss
verb (used with object)
to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go.
had dismissed
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past perfectof dismiss.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Chey had dismissed the swings as a market adjustment earlier this month, saying investors should take a long-term view, adding that "memory chips will always be needed, so their value will eventually rise over time".
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Hundreds of Turkish riot police firing teargas forced their way into the Ankara headquarters of the country's main opposition party on Sunday, days after a court had dismissed its leadership, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
Had Brook taken the catch off Archer, who had dismissed the right-hander three times in their past five international meetings, things could have been different.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Gray, Blackstone’s CEO and president, had dismissed concerns about signs of stress in the private-credit market at the WSJ Invest Live conference in early February but said specific investments could be vulnerable to disruption risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
But I had dismissed it as belonging to the natural order of things.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
