vanish
verb (used without object)
to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible.
was vanishing
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past progressiveof vanish.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“But it was vanishing that day that made him famous to many.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2021
It made sense—a major food source was vanishing just as Mexico’s butterfly population was crashing.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 2, 2020
Now the mines were closing, and many factories too, so even that option was vanishing.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2017
The New York Mitchell had explored as a young reporter was vanishing.
From Economist ● May 14, 2015
Standing on Main Street, staring at the corpse of Clover’s downtown, it felt like everything related to Henrietta’s history was vanishing.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
