| People telling me what to do, dismissively, unclearly, insults me, rather than scares me. |
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| He did the donkey work and the dirty work, and sat back dismissively as his country, or rather its patrician rulers, disowned him. |
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| People have talked dismissively of gimmicks but these gimmicks are going down well in my constituency. |
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| He waved the man off dismissively and we all watched as his car clunked and rattled its way out of the parking lot. |
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| Many use this term dismissively when they hear of anyone referring to animals as having thoughts or feelings or wishes. |
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| The country artist dismissively belittles Rose's talent, and demands that she never record another of his tunes. |
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| What he dismissively called 'Greek' and 'German' would today be categorized as Byzantine and Gothic art. |
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| Both women opened their mouths to object, but Carl waved his hand dismissively. |
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| She saw me staring and stared back confrontationally, then dismissively turned away so that I was embarrassed for staring. |
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| She tried to laugh it off dismissively, but her words seemed to pique his interest. |
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| Sparks just waved his hand dismissively as she strolled into his bedroom, running a hand through her frizzled hair. |
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| They shake their heads a bit dismissively at our pitiful pace. |
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| Each dealt with the other cagily and sometimes dismissively. |
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| Even with just 3 per cent higher costs, purchasing managers wave their hands dismissively. |
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| There is lots of humor to leaven the suspense, as Christie fans will expect, particularly in scenes where Poirot gets to trump suspects who have treated him dismissively. |
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| This will continue to be a major task in future too, so that we can ensure that passengers can claim their rights even if people in uniform treat them dismissively or distantly. |
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| The Icelandic government has responded dismissively to the move, stating that it does not land any mackerel catches in the EU and the ban would not affect their fishery. |
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| Maria believes Henry is falling in love with her and treats Mr Rushworth dismissively, provoking his jealousy. |
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| Previously, as described by outsiders, the role of the yatiri had been treated dismissively as that of a witch doctor or shaman. |
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| One dismissively refused to answer perfectly relevant questions asked by a journalist who had been absolutely polite. |
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| Cunliffe explains dismissively that these trippyhippies are merely pratfall prancers, who have no real knowledge or connection to Britain's ancient belief system. |
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| Natural law is only mentioned dismissively on the first page. |
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