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

In this approach, ultracold atoms are released in a vacuum chamber, and their motion is measured using lasers. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

None of these things exists in a vacuum, as each feeds the other. — Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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