He turned, staring out of the long window again, effectively dismissing the man.

But the man only turned away, effectively dismissing him.

She turned her back on her sisters, effectively dismissing them.

His large shoulders shrugged slightly, effectively dismissing the subject.

Even after he was proved right, civic leaders effectively dismissed him as a maverick whose accurate prediction was little more than a fluke.

She lifted her walking stick, turned, and walked away from the table, effectively dismissing the councillors.

The major switched her attention from the cadet to the screen, effectively dismissing him.

He turned back to the paperwork on his desk, effectively dismissing me.

The possible change, the aide said, would mean that a tie vote would effectively dismiss the case.

The 7-to-2 decision effectively dismissed the notion that creationism is a scientifically supportable alternative to Darwinian theory.