dismiss
verb (used with object)
to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go.
were dismissing
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past progressiveof dismiss.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Fowler and team say investors were dismissing the group’s fundamental strength.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
In 2015, early in his ultimately successful bid for the White House, and when most pundits were dismissing his campaign, Trump flew into the Iowa State Fair in a helicopter.
From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2023
Shortly after he started sending subpoena notices, Greenberg said, he received a call from the prosecutor informing him they were dismissing the charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
On Sept. 13, the attorney general’s staff wrote in court papers that they were dismissing three trafficking cases because a witness had recanted and dropping the other four because they were “unable to locate victim.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
All over Harlem during the hour or so before that, Christian church services were dismissing.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
