Example Sentences

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Kitchens are expected to undergo significant transformation, with appliances visually disappearing and AI assisting with shopping and meal preparation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The classic summer job has been disappearing for nearly half a century, ever since teen labor-force participation peaked at 57.9% in 1979.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In contrast, imagine a purely three-dimensional elephant that flashes into the room for an instant: a cross-sectional moment in the life of an existing elephant, appearing and disappearing like a ghost.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The disappearing message tool allows WhatsApp users to set a time limit of 24 hours, seven days or 90 days, after which their texts are deleted.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

That squat concrete building, that smoke disappearing in the bright sunlight—no!

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom