drop out of sight
idiom
: to stop being seen
The house dropped out of sight as we drove over the hill.
a famous and successful actor who suddenly dropped out of sight
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Windows surrounding the studio drop out of sight into waist-high perimeter walls, turning the room into an open-air pavilion.
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New York Times, 30 June 2022
The billets, which are now three-foot-long cylinders closed on one end, drop out of sight to a slide below that carries them into an area called the Subway.
—Rebecca Lieberman, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
KattiJo would drop out of sight as Jeff concentrated on his own driving.
—Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
The singer then appeared to drop out of sight, and, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, authorities in Cobb County, Georgia confirmed that a missing person report had been filed for Price.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 27 Sep. 2021
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New York Times, 30 June 2022
The billets, which are now three-foot-long cylinders closed on one end, drop out of sight to a slide below that carries them into an area called the Subway.
—Rebecca Lieberman, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
KattiJo would drop out of sight as Jeff concentrated on his own driving.
—Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
The singer then appeared to drop out of sight, and, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, authorities in Cobb County, Georgia confirmed that a missing person report had been filed for Price.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 27 Sep. 2021
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“Drop out of sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20out%20of%20sight. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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