How to Use disappear in a Sentence

disappear

verb
  • The two men disappeared around the corner.
  • The dinosaurs disappeared millions of years ago.
  • He disappeared without a trace two years ago.
  • These problems won't just disappear by themselves.
  • The speaker suddenly disappeared just before the beginning of the ceremony.
  • Add a layer of snow and the lawn may disappear for months at a time.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The man's messages didn't disappear from the iMac, and his wife found them.
    — Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 14 June 2024
  • The crackly bread sops up all the sweet-savory juices and will disappear in the blink of an eye.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The actor who’s made his mark in dozens of TV and film roles will not disappear.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
  • At the end of the game, though, the mascot will disappear and the winning player will, well, eat it.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • To do that, tap and hold on the space bar until the letters disappear.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Julie had disappeared from the stage and left a single high heel.
    — David Wysong, The Enquirer, 11 July 2025
  • Here, the air is briny and the fog rolls in so thick that the stacks can disappear several times a day.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
  • After changing hands a few times in the early 1800s, the work disappeared from the records.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The city outside disappears behind the gate, just birdsong in the air.
    — Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Heavy snow isn’t going to disappear from the world overnight.
    — Eric Margolis, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2022
  • At this point, half of the Kit Kats had disappeared, while the other half were stuck in storage.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Watch the video above to learn more about why minibars have disappeared.
    — Darren Geeter, CNBC, 27 June 2025
  • Records related to the cases — some of which date back to the 1950s — have disappeared.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • At the first hint of sound or movement, the whitetail will disappear.
    — Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2022
  • In the late 1960s, Covey, a runaway bride disappears off the coast of Jamaica.
    — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The first time a part of the sun disappeared was on the fifth day of August, exactly twelve years ago.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Now that the clause is gone, will Murray’s anger about it disappear, too?
    — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2022
  • Like many, though, the CEO doesn’t expect Covid to soon disappear.
    — Ruth Simon, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2021
  • The Americans who were on the plane with them have disappeared.
    — David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Removing the head of the gang doesn’t make the rest of the gang magically disappear.
    — Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Shoes pile up, pantry items disappear, and garages become catch-all storage zones.
    — Laura Vansickle, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Our waiter brought a generous tray of olives and celery sticks to the table and then disappeared for a long while.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Friction drops, spray all but disappears, and motion becomes far more efficient.
    — New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Like the radioactive waste itself, some bad ideas won’t disappear.
    — Zak Podmore, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026

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