Thin Air (Noun)
Meaning
Nowhere to be found in a giant void; "it vanished into thin air".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The entire town vanished into thin air during the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that hit the coast.
- The priceless artifact seemed to have vanished into thin air after being taken out for an exhibition at the museum.
- As the detective investigated the crime scene, the main suspect seemed to have disappeared into thin air without leaving any clues.
- Despite thorough searches by multiple rescue teams, the hikers seemed to have vanished into thin air in the dense and unforgiving wilderness.
- During the magician's act, his beautiful assistant seemed to have disappeared into thin air, leaving the audience gasping in amazement.