without a trace

phrase

: without leaving any signs to show where one went

He disappeared/vanished without a trace.

Examples of without a trace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In one situation, a woman has been gone without a trace for more than three months, and her husband has not been seen or made a public statement since April. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

Take the 1945 case of Flight 19, when a crew of 14 disappeared during a routine training exercise, or the story of the USS Cyclops, which went missing without a trace in 1918 with over 300 people on board. — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

Fresh blades can be useful for scraping off stickers, removing caulking without a trace of residue, and getting clean angles on a whole host of projects. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 13 July 2026

But for national teams from Asia, most disappeared without a trace after the group phase. — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Rhymes for without a trace

• aromatase
• oligoclase
• plagioclase
• polymerase
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• triphosphatase
• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace