without a trace

idiom

: without leaving any signs to show where one went

He disappeared/vanished without a trace.

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Watch on Hulu At Witt’s End On December 1, 1994, 19-year-old Melissa Witt drove to surprise her mother at a bowling alley in Fort Smith, Arkansas, but disappeared without a trace. —

Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024 Costing upwards of $115 million to make, the watery flop sank almost without a trace in 1995, earning just $18.5 million globally and dragging a once hit-making production company down into the depths with it. —

Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 Shortly thereafter, Julio vanishes without a trace. —

Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024 One day, during an innocent prank in a phone booth, Richard shockingly witnesses his classmate getting sucked into the phone receiver – disappearing without a trace. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for without a trace

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