Example Sentences

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As early as 1646, John Greaves’s “Pyramidographia, or, a Description of the Pyramids in Egypt,” was dispelling myths about those mystifying structures.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2013

But what seemed uppermost in her mind was dispelling rumors that Sukarno had lost control at home and was about to go into exile in Japan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Far away in the east the sky rapidly reddened, and the light of a new day was dispelling the shades of night.

From Jess of the Rebel Trail by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)

Her warrior, chief among the valorous great In arms he was, dispelling shades of blame, With radiance palpable in fruit and weight.

From Poems — Volume 3 by Meredith, George

Stooping down they crawled past, and then closer until they could begin to glimpse the interior of the room where the light was dispelling the darkness.

From Eagles of the Sky With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes by Newcomb, Ambrose