How to Use in a vacuum in a Sentence
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The atoms are placed in a vacuum and are in free fall due to gravity.
— Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2022 -
After all, cats do not fall to the ground in a vacuum but move through air that can slow their fall.
— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 July 2023 -
The work that happens in the Skid Row neighborhood is not in a vacuum.
— Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024 -
But the question is asked in a vacuum, with no context.
— Maria Cardona, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2024 -
But Squid Game: The Challenge does not exist in a vacuum.
— Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023 -
And these challenges, of course, do not exist in a vacuum.
— Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023 -
On intra-Africa trade and travel: Trade is not done in a vacuum.
— Ciku Kimeria, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2022 -
Yousaf doesn’t see his achievement in a vacuum, though.
— TIME, 5 Oct. 2023 -
The olives are cold-pressed in a vacuum for maximum freshness.
— Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 24 Aug. 2022 -
Note-taking, after all, does not take place in a vacuum.
— Casey Newton, The Verge, 25 Aug. 2023 -
Gone are the days when a handful of ad executives sat in a room and developed ideas in a vacuum.
— Partner Content, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024 -
The product is cooked in a vacuum oven for a long time, which helps reduce the risk of contamination by mildew or mold.
— Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024 -
Particles can move through those substances quicker than that (though not faster than speed of light in a vacuum).
— Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 29 June 2023 -
Divergent price and unit trends don’t exist in a vacuum.
— Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 -
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is not taking place in a vacuum.
— Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2024 -
This marks the first time this extraction has been done in a vacuum environment.
— Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Apr. 2023 -
Suárez is a better pitcher than Syndergaard in a vacuum, but Houston presents a tough matchup.
— Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022 -
So if the addition of a HEPA filter in a vacuum makes for more breathable air, why not try one out when shopping for a new vacuum?
— Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2023 -
The Astros were never going to wade into the pool of nine-figure deals, even if a seismic move for a center fielder made some sense in a vacuum.
— Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Dec. 2022 -
But Meta’s decision about Trump doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
— Time, 13 Jan. 2023 -
But the central bank doesn’t operate in a vacuum, either.
— Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 -
These moves don’t occur in a vacuum and transfer recruiting differs quite a bit from the dynamic with high school prospects.
— Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022 -
The capital markets do not exist in a vacuum apart from the planet and society.
— Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023 -
The bottom line, Borniger said, is that tumors are not floating in a vacuum, but integrated into the body's systems.
— Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023 -
The Court’s recent decisions didn’t happen in a vacuum.
— Marin Cogan, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024 -
Of course, this isn’t happening in a vacuum; this isn’t preparation for an unknown future.
— Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2023 -
But critics say Eubank is a Christian zealot who is risking the lives of his family and followers in a vacuum of oversight.
— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023 -
Sign up Comparisons are odious No art exists in a vacuum.
— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 2 Apr. 2024 -
Leaders in the industry must avoid the trap of viewing the connected car experience in a vacuum.
— Jon Kirchner, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 -
Yet Skates still sees companies build software in a vacuum rather than get people to use it during development.
— Nick Rockel, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
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