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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Her brain runs through every possibility: Is her leg going to slip out from under her?
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Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
If not properly fitted, a cat could slip out of the harness.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In social media posts such as those on Reddit, Mangione appeared to have detailed his issues with lower back pain and spondylolisthesis, a rare back condition caused by the vertebrae in the spine slipping out of place.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
As Florida home insurance rates continue to climb and hurricanes grow in frequency and strength, coverage is slipping out of reach for a growing number of residents.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
If not properly fitted, a cat could slip out of the harness.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In social media posts such as those on Reddit, Mangione appeared to have detailed his issues with lower back pain and spondylolisthesis, a rare back condition caused by the vertebrae in the spine slipping out of place.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
As Florida home insurance rates continue to climb and hurricanes grow in frequency and strength, coverage is slipping out of reach for a growing number of residents.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 15 Jan. 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 8 Feb. 2025.
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