How to Use in a vacuum in a Sentence

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• The atoms are placed in a vacuum and are in free fall due to gravity.
  — Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2022
• After all, cats do not fall to the ground in a vacuum but move through air that can slow their fall.
  — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 July 2023
• The work that happens in the Skid Row neighborhood is not in a vacuum.
  — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
• But the question is asked in a vacuum, with no context.
  — Maria Cardona, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2024
• But Squid Game: The Challenge does not exist in a vacuum.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
• And these challenges, of course, do not exist in a vacuum.
  — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
• On intra-Africa trade and travel: Trade is not done in a vacuum.
  — Ciku Kimeria, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2022
• Yousaf doesn’t see his achievement in a vacuum, though.
  — TIME, 5 Oct. 2023
• League sources point out that the NBA’s slumping ratings this season aren’t in a vacuum.
  — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
• The olives are cold-pressed in a vacuum for maximum freshness.
  — Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 24 Aug. 2022
• Note-taking, after all, does not take place in a vacuum.
  — Casey Newton, The Verge, 25 Aug. 2023
• And in a vacuum, Ramos’ 11-pitch duel with Greene may have been more impressive.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
• Gone are the days when a handful of ad executives sat in a room and developed ideas in a vacuum.
  — Partner Content, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
• Of course, the federal layoffs are not taking place in a vacuum.
  — Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
• The former president didn’t make such a bald-faced statement in a vacuum.
  — Orion Rummler, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
• The product is cooked in a vacuum oven for a long time, which helps reduce the risk of contamination by mildew or mold.
  — Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
• Particles can move through those substances quicker than that (though not faster than speed of light in a vacuum).
  — Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 29 June 2023
• Bromwich noted they are also not carried out in a vacuum.
  — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
• Part of the problem is the failure to appreciate that climate goals do not exist in a vacuum.
  — Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
• Divergent price and unit trends don’t exist in a vacuum.
  — Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
• This small push for reform isn’t happening in a vacuum.
  — Bobby Block, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
• The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is not taking place in a vacuum.
  — Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2024
• This marks the first time this extraction has been done in a vacuum environment.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Apr. 2023
• By the time the Dragon's cabin was in a vacuum, the pressure inside the astronauts's suits was about 5 psi, which is slightly less than the summit of Mount Everest.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
• But the Rockets need to fill holes in their rebounding and shooting department while Smith is out and in a vacuum, Whitmore should be able to soften the blow.
  — Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
• Even if Pittsburgh prefers one over the other in a vacuum, finances could complicate the matter.
  — Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
• Suárez is a better pitcher than Syndergaard in a vacuum, but Houston presents a tough matchup.
  — Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
• So if the addition of a HEPA filter in a vacuum makes for more breathable air, why not try one out when shopping for a new vacuum?
  — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2023
• The Astros were never going to wade into the pool of nine-figure deals, even if a seismic move for a center fielder made some sense in a vacuum.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Dec. 2022
• But Meta’s decision about Trump doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
  — Time, 13 Jan. 2023