Example Sentences

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“Their vessel leaves a smooth, filigree-edged road on the ocean that vanishes and erases itself,” Enda notices on her voyage, “so that they can never find their way back, even if they want to.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Once these materials drop below a critical temperature, their electrical resistance suddenly vanishes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

That doubt usually vanishes once it becomes a “he said, they said” case.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

In "Weapons," an original story that grossed $270 million worldwide, Madigan plays Gladys, the mysterious aunt of a young boy whose entire elementary school class vanishes one night -- at the same precise time.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

As I descend, the fragment of outside light vanishes as I fall into the darkness.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera