disappear
verb (used without object)
to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
had disappeared
-
past perfectof disappear.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
By September, snow had disappeared even at elevations of 3,500 meters, exposing glacier ice that would normally remain protected beneath a layer of snow.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Also set to appear on the show is Mollica’s Thomas Shepherd, an older incarnation of one of Wanda and Vision’s magically created sons who had disappeared when the hex enveloping Westview was undone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The next evening, Cohn made the long slog back out to 2001 Odyssey, but the young man had disappeared.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
Most of the Polish villages had disappeared from the map; sometimes the only signs they ever existed are the apple trees left behind in fields and forest clearings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Entire villages had disappeared; some would never be rebuilt.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
