in a vacuum

phrase

: separated from outside events or influences

The group was operating in a vacuum, cut off from the rest of the world.

The city's riots did not happen in a vacuum. They were caused by recent political events.

Examples of in a vacuum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Saturday night's 51-10 debacle in Death Valley isn't a reason for panic in a vacuum. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Some told the Miami Herald that the ruling blocks the path to asylum and that the cases cannot be evaluated in a vacuum. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

The action takes place in a vacuum, sealed off from inner lives as from wider currents. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

That doesn’t sound too bad in a vacuum, given that this was Peter Mallouk’s first transfer window as principal owner. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026