How to Use vanish in a Sentence

vanish

verb
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  • Dinosaurs vanished from the face of the earth millions of years ago.
  • The papers seem to have vanished into thin air.
  • The missing girl vanished without a trace a year ago.
  • Those who fail to reach the icy shores vanish into the ether.
    — Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The floor seems to vanish beneath the men’s work boots.
    — New York Times, 30 May 2022
  • And then in a flash the book vanished, never to be seen again.
    — Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • One of the pieces of evidence was a note left in the tack room the night Jan vanished.
    — Kyani Reid, NBC News, 30 July 2023
  • There was a small hole that vanished into darkness at the base of the wall.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • When rescuers went back to find it, the bird had vanished.
    — USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
  • That research seemed to vanish into the mists when Cox turned to the new law, SB 16.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Laundrie has the skill set to vanish in the wilderness, Lauth said.
    — NBC News, 8 Oct. 2021
  • He’s not one to sit and wait for the pandemic to vanish.
    — Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022
  • In the spring of 2022, the series wrapped and DeGeneres once again vanished from our TVs.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
  • After the dishes are cleared, the adults go out to the front porch while the children vanish to go play on the farm.
    — Dan Gearino, ABC News, 29 July 2022
  • It’s been more than two years since James Bernard White vanished.
    — Kyani Reid, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Twinkies even vanished from store shelves at one point.
    — By angus Berwick, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The moon will not completely vanish from the sky the way the disk of the sun does during a solar eclipse.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Nov. 2022
  • As the trail weaved its way back into the hills all sound seemed to vanish, save the gentle creaking of the trees.
    — oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Mine, low to begin with, vanished as the book progressed, or, rather, failed to.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Anything but the biggest of big hits can vanish at any time.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2023
  • About 5,000 of the space rocks could vanish each year, new research suggests.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
  • With that, the cable broke, and Edward and the pallet of wood vanished into the darkness.
    — John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But two weeks later, the fruit of their efforts vanished.
    — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The Aggies’ top 10 ranking (7th in AP, 5th in the coaches poll) will vanish next.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Two young men of color vanished three months apart on the same road nearly two decades ago.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The fluffy treat vanishing from the bread symbolizes the way Jesus vanished from the tomb.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Some estimates say the ship will vanish in a matter of decades.
    — CNN, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The burden of walking in the heat that crumpled their faces seems to vanish, lost to toothy smiles and wide, shining eyes.
    — Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2021
  • He was never seen again; both the plane and its three passengers vanished.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
  • But at the height of their whirlwind affair, Miko abruptly vanished.
    — Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024

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