vanish
verb (used without object)
to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible.
were 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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As the visa refusals piled up, some began to fear their American college dreams were vanishing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Whatever the cause, the fuel supplies Britons once took for granted were vanishing, lines of vehicles clogged the streets near gas stations and some businesses that depend on fuel were suddenly at a standstill.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
The 10,000 American lives he said might be lost to the pandemic were vanishing almost every week.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2020
Small independents were vanishing, and even big chain bookstores were struggling to survive in the digital age.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2019
As wealth increased, they declared that honesty and goodness and self-denial and charity were vanishing from the earth.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll
