out of thin air

Example Sentences

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Appeared out of thin air?”—I thought it was going too fast and might run into the building,” she finished in a rush, because suddenly that had seemed true too.

From Literature

But these breathtaking frames don’t appear out of thin air.

From Salon

Just when he thought that nothing would happen, the golden arrows shimmered out of thin air.

From Literature

“I have a life. I’m a parent. I started a nonprofit doing excellent work out of thin air.”

From Los Angeles Times

“In part because, the money is not ‘printed out of thin air.’

From Barron's