without a trace
idiom
: without leaving any signs to show where one went
He disappeared/vanished without a trace.
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However, their search turned up empty, and Parker remained missing without a trace.
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Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024
In many ways, Ethan Marsh has hovered between pre-adolescence and adulthood for the past 30 years, haunted by the night when his best friend, Billy Barringer, disappeared without a trace while the two boys were camping in the Marshes’ backyard.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
That fear is causes Takahashi-san to abruptly close up his restaurant and disappear from London almost without a trace, taking his daughter with him.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
The Aussie actor will play Ian Hunt, a police detective whose 3-year-old daughter disappeared without a trace 10 years earlier.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
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Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024
In many ways, Ethan Marsh has hovered between pre-adolescence and adulthood for the past 30 years, haunted by the night when his best friend, Billy Barringer, disappeared without a trace while the two boys were camping in the Marshes’ backyard.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
That fear is causes Takahashi-san to abruptly close up his restaurant and disappear from London almost without a trace, taking his daughter with him.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
The Aussie actor will play Ian Hunt, a police detective whose 3-year-old daughter disappeared without a trace 10 years earlier.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
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“Without a trace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20a%20trace. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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