disappear
verb (used without object)
to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
were disappearing
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past progressiveof disappear.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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According to MSF, the closure of frontline services was putting other hospitals under severe strain - as they were losing their capacity to function and medicines were disappearing.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Then I noticed things were disappearing behind me.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Now more elders were disappearing, and Rosenthal suddenly felt driven to move quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
He discovered that all these incredible varieties of rice that he grew up with were disappearing, so he took it upon himself to look for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
As if he were disappearing right in front of her.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
