into thin air
idiom
: in a very sudden and mysterious way
My keys seem to have vanished/disappeared into thin air.
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In light of the developments with the boat in San Remo, the inspector is also looking for a man by the name of Tom Ripley, who has seemingly disappeared into thin air.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
This, despite getting nothing from her subject save for breadcrumb trails that went cold, leads that dissolved into thin air.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Avery vanished into thin air before buying a royal pardon and joining the writer Defoe as a spy to protect England’s crown from the threat of Catholic France, a new theory suggests.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
After the car accident, Savannah disappears into thin air as the focus returns to the Delaney family.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
This, despite getting nothing from her subject save for breadcrumb trails that went cold, leads that dissolved into thin air.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Avery vanished into thin air before buying a royal pardon and joining the writer Defoe as a spy to protect England’s crown from the threat of Catholic France, a new theory suggests.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
After the car accident, Savannah disappears into thin air as the focus returns to the Delaney family.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Into thin air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20thin%20air. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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