How to Use vanish in a Sentence

vanish

verb
  • Dinosaurs vanished from the face of the earth millions of years ago.
  • The papers seem to have vanished into thin air.
  • The missing girl vanished without a trace a year ago.
  • My kids’ home had vanished too.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The tie game vanished in the blink of an eye in the top of the eighth.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But that fear has vanished from the Sabres’ game.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Those who fail to reach the icy shores vanish into the ether.
    — Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2023
  • And then in a flash the book vanished, never to be seen again.
    — Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • But the woman and the girl vanished.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • These are the kind of deals that pop up, make your cart very busy, and then vanish.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • These are the kind of deals that pop up, make your cart very busy, and then vanish.
    — PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Much reduced or vanished in many places.
    — Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Hurry up, though, this deal will vanish in just a few hours!
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
  • When the wildfire hit, his work vanished overnight.
    — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Anyone in the draft can vanish.
    — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • But the local chain has vanished.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2026
  • The risks don’t vanish even for the winner of the race, should one emerge.
    — Charley Grant, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Stars used to vanish between films.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Jobs aren’t going to just vanish.
    — Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Make a move and get it before the deal vanishes.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • What if even those fleeting pleasures were to vanish for good?
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
  • There was a small hole that vanished into darkness at the base of the wall.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Within days, the glow vanished.
    — Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The nurses’ smiles have vanished.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • By the evening, Oli had resigned and vanished.
    — Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Decisions that used to vanish now leave a trail.
    — Maria Colacurcio, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • But many of those have also vanished from public view.
    — New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Christie vanished later that night.
    — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
  • One look at those dishes and my appetite vanished.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025

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