Example Sentences
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Officials say some 1,800 localities have already vanished since the turn of the century -- ghost villages that have become nothing more than decaying buildings and a name on a map.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
"An important link in the chain has just vanished into thin air, without there even having been a chance to recover the information Daniel Siad might have possessed—given that he was never questioned," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
When the lights come back on, Paul has vanished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
They cannot serve as the foundation for imagining worlds vanished from existence.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
The man’s legs vanished and I dropped the panel down and leapt back into bed.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
