without a trace

idiom

: without leaving any signs to show where one went

He disappeared/vanished without a trace.

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Comments Sarah Turney, 36, has tried everything to find out what happened to her older half-sister, Alissa Turney, who disappeared without a trace at age 17 in 2001. —

Danielle Bacher, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024 Your content can disappear without a trace, engagement can flatline, and growth may seem impossible. —

Merag Shahzad, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for without a trace

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