the ether
noun
: the sky
The balloon disappeared into the ether.
plucked an answer out of the ether
—used especially when describing electronic signals that travel through the airbroadcasting radio signals into the ether
sent a message over/through the ether
Examples of the ether in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And maybe leave some Glee DVDs lying around as a subtle hint that this idea is very much already in the ether.
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Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
There’s no dominant kind of emotive issue in the ether.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 June 2024
Smartphones in the hands of kids aren’t always all bad, and even social media apps have their benefits in helping young people learn about the world, entertain themselves and find communities out there in the ether.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Unfortunately, legally, your collection of hundreds of backlogged games will likely pass into the ether along with you someday.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 24 May 2024
The surreal flight scene and emergency landing was documented by a passenger on TikTok, and phones that got sucked out into the ether were later found by civilians back on solid ground.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
There were vibes floating around in the ether about Kevin Hart [starring with her].
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
News articles circulated as individual URLs, floating in the ether of social-media feeds, divorced from their original publishers.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024
The three urban stigmata of the Seventies were dog turds on horizontal surfaces, graffiti on vertical ones, and blasting music in the ether.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 18 Apr. 2024
Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
There’s no dominant kind of emotive issue in the ether.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 June 2024
Smartphones in the hands of kids aren’t always all bad, and even social media apps have their benefits in helping young people learn about the world, entertain themselves and find communities out there in the ether.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Unfortunately, legally, your collection of hundreds of backlogged games will likely pass into the ether along with you someday.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 24 May 2024
The surreal flight scene and emergency landing was documented by a passenger on TikTok, and phones that got sucked out into the ether were later found by civilians back on solid ground.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
There were vibes floating around in the ether about Kevin Hart [starring with her].
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
News articles circulated as individual URLs, floating in the ether of social-media feeds, divorced from their original publishers.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024
The three urban stigmata of the Seventies were dog turds on horizontal surfaces, graffiti on vertical ones, and blasting music in the ether.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 18 Apr. 2024
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“The ether.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ether. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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