How to Use in a vacuum in a Sentence

in a vacuum

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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
  • And, of course, there’s always the front of house service to consider, as nobody tastes food in a vacuum.
    Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • And in a vacuum, all of the decisions were justifiable.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Making decisions in a vacuum, with limited experience and/or expertise, can be costly in more ways than one.
    Essence Editors, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025

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