vanishing act
Example Sentences
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This extraordinary saga of Los Angeles, celebrity and religion are laid out in the recent book “Sister, Sinner” about McPherson’s vanishing act and the optics of her “resurrection.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
Having succeeded long-time German leader Angela Merkel last year, Scholz also needs to appease doubters at home who accuse him of pulling a diplomatic vanishing act compared to his European counterparts.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2022
However, unless you have a microscope trained on the jelly's rear end, you wouldn't necessarily be aware of a vanishing act you just witnessed.
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2021
A similar vanishing act occurred at Whole Foods, Costco and Kroger’s, among other supermarkets.
From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2020
Walt and Billie, terribly concerned over Chris’s vanishing act, had by that time already contacted the Annandale police, who had been of no help.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
