How to Use dispel in a Sentence

dispel

verb
  • This report should dispel any doubts you have about the plan.
  • The experience dispelled some of our fears about the process.
  • She made an official statement to dispel any rumors about her retirement.
  • That hot air then gets dispelled into the house.
    — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Time spent on the mountain seems like a good way to dispel it.
    — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2020
  • But his ex-wife Stacey helped dispel some of the wariness.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Niemann has offered to play the game naked to dispel his doubters.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Davis dispelled all doubt in the Eagles’ third straight win.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • It should be noted that this myth has already been dispelled at least once.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Let’s use this case to dispel cultural myths about rape and abuse.
    — Rachael Denhollander, Vox, 14 Aug. 2019
  • None of that dispels my hope that the player’s getting played here!
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Thomas stated that one goal of the event is to help dispel myths about the vaccine.
    — cleveland, 11 May 2021
  • Now, Democrats can dispel the fog between their ears and chart a new path.
    — Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
  • While all these tactics can help dispel gloom, the best tip might be the most basic.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The ceasefire has done little to dispel it.
    — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Bonus points if the foam used is infused with gel, which also works to dispel heat and keep you cool.
    — Jillian Mueller, Health.com, 5 May 2021
  • That should dispel the notion that Brad Stevens has lost the room.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
  • White sage incense sticks and bath salts dispel bad juju to reset the mood.
    — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
  • His lawyers argued the gag order should have been dispelled with the end of his trial.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Myths, at least the ones of living memory, are meant to be dispelled.
    — Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2019
  • However, the two have dispelled the rumors in their own ways.
    — Michelle Lee, People.com, 25 July 2025
  • Their opener against Egypt did nothing to dispel those thoughts.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Their opener against Egypt did nothing to dispel those thoughts.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • The scene in Kennedy’s room would have dispelled any optimism.
    — Rick Hampson, USA TODAY, 4 June 2018
  • The guys try dispel the myth that sharks are man-eating beasts through extreme challenges.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 11 July 2022
  • A little light dispels the darkness.
    — CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Those claims have since been dispelled, but the bathhouses remain.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Olie’s explanation had dispelled her fear and eased her mind.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • However, this myth has been dispelled.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
  • This was the grand error of the regent, and which Law did not attempt to dispel.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 1 Sep. 2020

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