slip out
phrasal verb
slipped out; slipping out; slips out
1
: to slide out
The hammer slipped out of my hands.
2
: to leave a place without being noticed
We'll slip out (through) the back door.
3
: to be said by mistake
I didn't intend to tell them. It just slipped out.
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Because of the ferrets’ long, slim shape and the necessity of not making the collars too tight, the wily animals can slip out of the trackers, Boulerice said.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Comfort only goes so far, though, if your bath mat slips out from under you.
—Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
Asensio slipped out of the international landscape, despite scoring in the 2022 World Cup — only his second goal for Spain across 38 caps.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
His goals to buy a home and start a business were slipping out of reach.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Feb. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Comfort only goes so far, though, if your bath mat slips out from under you.
—Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
Asensio slipped out of the international landscape, despite scoring in the 2022 World Cup — only his second goal for Spain across 38 caps.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
His goals to buy a home and start a business were slipping out of reach.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for slip out
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“Slip out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20out. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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