Dying of emphysema after chain smoking all his life, Mitchum spoke dismissively about his being given oxygen.

She spoke dismissively of schools that pick students partly on their parents' ability to pay, because gifts are sometimes required to assure admission to reputable schools.

First, they spoke dismissively of the Taliban, as fanatics who would suppress the freedoms enjoyed under the former guerrilla commanders who now rule.

He speaks dismissively of his opponents.

Mr. Jones spoke dismissively of a couple of men who kept hunting dogs at the Yard but did not hunt.

In an interview published in the book, Mr. Starck speaks dismissively of design.

This week, she spoke dismissively of her 15-year-old challenger, Brooke Bennett.

They spoke dismissively of their pampered lives, but none of them would ever dream of actually leaving the gilded cage.

Mr. Sharon spoke dismissively of the Arafat speech.

The Texaco executives plot to destroy records for a Federal discrimination case and speak dismissively of minority employees.