into thin air
idiom
: in a very sudden and mysterious way
My keys seem to have vanished/disappeared into thin air.
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This comes after Lu’s electric bike vanishes into thin air, forcing him to either find a new one or pay his food delivery boss a $1,000 replacement fee.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Hong-rang, the beloved child of a wealthy Joseon merchant family, vanishes into thin air, leaving half-sister Jae-yi (Cho Bo-ah), mother Min Yeon-ui (Uhm Ji-won), and father Sim Yeol-guk (Park Byung-eun) bereft and the future of the guild unclear.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 May 2025
The State Department and international programs account, meanwhile, would watch 84 percent of its funding vanish into thin air.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
The premise hooks you from the start: A seemingly happy couple goes to pick up their daughter from a playdate, only to discover that the other mother, her daughter, and their daughter have all vanished into thin air.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Hong-rang, the beloved child of a wealthy Joseon merchant family, vanishes into thin air, leaving half-sister Jae-yi (Cho Bo-ah), mother Min Yeon-ui (Uhm Ji-won), and father Sim Yeol-guk (Park Byung-eun) bereft and the future of the guild unclear.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 May 2025
The State Department and international programs account, meanwhile, would watch 84 percent of its funding vanish into thin air.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
The premise hooks you from the start: A seemingly happy couple goes to pick up their daughter from a playdate, only to discover that the other mother, her daughter, and their daughter have all vanished into thin air.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for into thin air
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