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

Without data, your marketing partner is measuring in a vacuum and only providing you with metrics of their marketing efforts, rather than measuring those efforts against bottom-line results. — Samantha Scott, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

African exports, even when targeting regional markets, do not exist in a vacuum. — W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 27 July 2026

Unlike ultrasound, which requires a medium through which sound waves can pass, X-rays can be used in a vacuum. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 July 2026

For those of us who needed a reminder that the country was not even forged in a vacuum, start here. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026