How to Use without a trace in a Sentence
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Two of her beloved horses vanished without a trace.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Then the 29-year-old vanished without a trace.
—Emilie Dorn, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
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Even without a trace of makeup, Vo's skin is as smooth and shiny as, well, a dumpling.
—Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2021
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And then Cate disappears for two years without a trace.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
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The 23-year-old then claimed the object vanished without a trace.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Not after her best friend, the one who’d sacrificed so much for her, vanished without a trace.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Other must-reads A wife vanished without a trace 10 months ago.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Then, one night in 1988, the whole bust disappeared without a trace.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
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The same number of years had passed since Kirari had disappeared without a trace.
—Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
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Ellen returns home, and her brothers attack her for vanishing without a trace.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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It's been one year since a wealthy Long Island couple vanished without a trace.
—Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
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The weightless gel, which sinks into all skin tones without a trace, also has a summery, sea-salt fragrance.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2024
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For more than 30 years, the loot remained missing, having vanished without a trace.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2023
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Most of those were unscripted, and the vast majority of them vanished without a trace.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2023
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To the outside world, the Frank family appeared to have vanished without a trace.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2023
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But for national teams from Asia, most disappeared without a trace after the group phase.
—Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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There her father died of starvation and her brother disappeared without a trace.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2023
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This take on the undead follows the daughter of a journalist who disappears in the desert without a trace.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
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But Ohtani playfully consoles him, without a trace of frustration on his face.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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As new species are discovered around the world, others are disappearing without a trace.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
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The other vanished without a trace, leaving her husband a murder suspect.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Even the fear of having to fight off a former employer was often enough to make a physician go silent and vanish without a trace.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
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The remains of an ice surfer who vanished without a trace more than two years ago have been found, Missouri authorities say.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
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The mysterious power of the tale comes from its essential puzzle — how did three of the girls vanish without a trace?
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
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Stranded in the cold, all 129 men aboard perished, and the wooden ships disappeared without a trace.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
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Amid the never-ending night, eight men who operate a research station in a remote town vanish without a trace.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
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There were so many incredibly popular artists in the past who have disappeared without a trace beneath the waves.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 May 2024
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Thanks to its mostly oil-phase composition, the cream feels luxurious going on but melts in without a trace.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 May 2025
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They were struck by an interview with a male anchor who recalled that world’s rampant sexism without a trace of repentance.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
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Fewer still can do that while singing with such untroubled suppleness, without a trace of steeliness or gristle in her voice.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
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