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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The State Department and international programs account, meanwhile, would watch 84 percent of its funding vanish into thin air.
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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
How could two people and a truck just vanish into thin air?
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
But in a business that can seem to send words out to disappear into thin air, Sarah Lucy Oliver's artistry and grace will continue to brighten our lives, and your weekends.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
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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
How could two people and a truck just vanish into thin air?
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
But in a business that can seem to send words out to disappear into thin air, Sarah Lucy Oliver's artistry and grace will continue to brighten our lives, and your weekends.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for into thin air
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“Into thin air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20thin%20air. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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