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
Now more elders were disappearing, and Rosenthal suddenly felt driven to move quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Malchow cited two tectonic shifts: Swing voters were disappearing — 90% of voters were choosing parties, not candidates — and direct mail as a campaign tactic had completely stopped working.
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
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
We were disappearing up into the attic when below us she said, “Watch yourselves. I might have bats in my belfry.”
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
