How to Use let (something) slip in a Sentence

let (something) slip

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• That’s six points that the Stars had in their grasp but let slip away.
  — Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2022
• But Braun does let slip one small spoilery morsel about the future of Tom-and-Greg.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2021
• Elsewhere in the email there are typos that Amazon wouldn’t let slip through.
  — Barry Collins, Forbes, 7 July 2021
• In allowing the goal, FC Cincinnati let slip what would have been its ninth shutout of the season.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 11 June 2023
• Some of those workers must do high-hazard work that requires expertise the country has largely let slip since the last days of the cold war.
  — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
• The star spinners had clearly gotten inside Australia's head as the tourists could not hold their nerve in the pivotal moment to let slip the initiative.
  — Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
• On the rare occasion their teens do let slip their admiration for their parents' projects, the Fixer Upper stars can't help but bask in it.
  — Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
• Then one day, Tre let slip another detail about his family life.
  — Holly Yan, CNN, 9 Oct. 2022
• Goya knew the problem and let slip the solution, which is to keep in mind that there is no solution, only an immemorial question: Now what?
  — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2020
• The Kremlin boss still has broad military ambitions, as one of his generals let slip on Friday.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
• The sale is the kind of opportunity that serious muscle car enthusiasts will not want to let slip by.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
• There are also plans to release a documentary about touring in vans, and one member let slip something about a separate movie project.
  — New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021
• Nick Cannon let slip earlier this week that he’s been expecting, and on Tuesday (March 7), the stork officially arrived with his latest bundle of joy … in the form of a new game show!
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
• The producers have already let slip that the first season will include a significant time jump, and so some characters will be played by both younger and older actors this year.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022
• Nekrasov, too, was anxious to advance his proposals, realizing the occasion could not be let slip.
  — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review, 13 Oct. 2021
• Pavlou wondered whether the consulate had mobilized the opposition, especially after a leader of the pro-Beijing side let slip that some in his group weren’t students.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020
• The rumor mill was further energized last week after a Microsoft executive let slip that the system would launch this week in an interview with the German press.
  — James Vincent, The Verge, 14 Mar. 2023
• Storming off to her dressing room, Ms. Scotto let slip an obscenity recorded on camera.
  — Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
• The Bears’ 12-7 prime-time loss to the Washington Commanders wasn’t sitting well, in particular because of the golden scoring opportunities the Bears let slip.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
• History then let slip several twists, including a disappearing fence and the discovery of dozens of unmarked graves.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Dec. 2021
• President Donald Trump on Sunday let slip the target date for transmitting the apportionment numbers to Congress.
  — Mike Schneider, ajc, 11 Jan. 2021
• Ever sensitive to Apple's prurient insinuations, Epic did not let slip the banana aside.
  — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 11 May 2021
• Then, on Wednesday morning, the team posted photos of this weekend’s helmets, which feature an orange facemask—something Hall let slip to reporters Monday afternoon.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 14 Sep. 2022
• But under questioning in 1860 a cattle rancher let slip a more gruesome picture, one of indiscriminate killings of Yuki Indians.
  — New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
• For a staunch advocate of the private sector, Liscovich also let slip flashes of exasperation at how corporate corporations can be.
  — Samanth Subramanian, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2023
• Senior shooting guard Eric Ayala seemed to realize the opportunity Maryland let slip through its collective fingers while projecting confidence about the future.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 10 Jan. 2022

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