How to Use in a vacuum in a Sentence

in a vacuum

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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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But great performances don’t happen in a vacuum, and credit should go to Pohlad for knowing exactly what to do with Goggins.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2023
  • With no other parents to speak with about it, the family found themselves in a vacuum with no information.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2023
  • For one thing, the design world doesn’t exist in a vacuum, so drawing inspiration from food and fashion is common.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2023
  • Once again operating in a vacuum, many of the more prominent venues opted for the same two weeks in September to open their fall productions.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Presidential debates don’t happen in a vacuum, and perceptions of or support for the candidates might shift for many reasons.
    — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
  • While the motion of any real entities through the fabric of spacetime is limited by the speed of light in a vacuum, spacetime itself is not required to be flat and unchanging: like a three-dimensional Cartesian grid.
    — Big Think, 20 June 2024

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