evanesce
Example Sentences
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On Thursday, it evanesced in a pinnacle of silence, which Runnicles sustained at some length before allowing in the applause.
From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2016
Young people flocked to Nader, and hip musicians played his rallies: The lineup in New York included Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith, and Ani DiFranco, whose ’90s cool had not yet evanesced.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2016
A seagoing Navy man who later spent beatnik years in New York that evanesced into hippiedom in California, Mr. Stone led an adventuresome early life that was crucial in the development of his work.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2015
As bioluminescence roiled around my ankles, I waded toward a white sand shore fringed with palms to where several thatched villas set in foliage awaited, and the travails of the long odyssey effortlessly evanesced.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2012
Finally, she evanesced the ghosts, starting with Azareen’s grandmother, infusing the dream with their sighs of release.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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