How to Use slipup in a Sentence

slipup

1 of 2 noun

• We were late because of a slipup in the schedule.
• Next in order is the AI Ethics washing which is a slipup.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 June 2022
• Even the smallest slipup was turned into a major event.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2017
• The following day, a clip of his slipup spread on social media.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
• Regardless of Dyson’s slipup, each member of the trio still boasts an ERA under 3.00.
  — Ethan Bauer, miamiherald, 3 Apr. 2018
• After the fourth or fifth slipup, Chris interrupted Khalilzad.
  — Michael Ames, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2021
• There was a slipup during a pep talk to kids last February that was construed as wildly sexist by some.
  — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 July 2017
• The Panthers went more than two months without a slipup against a bad team, feasting on the dregs of the Eastern Conference to climb up the standings and join the playoff picture.
  — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2018
• Just one more slipup, a night where the ball squirts out of the basket, where his players are a little too careless or where their opponents are just too hot, and all of it ends.
  — Dan Woike, latimes.com, 25 May 2018
• In fact, this was just one item on the embarrassingly long laundry list of slipups in our first few months together.
  — Anayo Awuzie, The Cut, 19 Apr. 2018
• The slipup could have made the Diamondbacks tense, led to their cushion becoming even smaller.
  — USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2017
• These slipups could contribute to foodborne illness as well.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 10 Apr. 2019
• Instead, the inning kept going, and Jace Peterson broke a 2-2 tie with a single off Jose Alvarez, a rare slipup for the lefty, who had been a magician of late.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sep. 2021
• But some players disappeared at times, the team had a few too many slipups defensively, and its half-court offense lagged when Dangerfield was off the court.
  — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 10 Nov. 2019
• Any slipups from Pep Guardiola's side look even more unlikely now the defense has been reinforced again.
  — USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2018
• Despite the fourth-quarter slipup, the Huskies ended the evening limiting Vanderbilt to 38 percent shooting and forcing 23 turnovers, one more than the number of baskets the Commodores made from the field.
  — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 13 Nov. 2019
• Thought bubble: Biden’s slipup in the heat of the moment shows he is concerned about throwing olive branches to the left in order to energize young people that dominate Sanders’ base of support.
  — Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2020
• Conventional wisdom will say that with this kind of dominance, especially within its own conference, one slipup will have the Tigers watching the playoff at home.
  — Scooby Axson, SI.com, 16 Sep. 2019
• With so much of the global economy—and global geopolitics—suddenly rotating around it, however, the consequences of any slipup could be severe.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 15 July 2021
• To be clear, such strictness would be reasonable if avoiding slight slipups were a defining characteristic of the competition—for example, in sports like diving or figure skating—but that is not the case in long- and middle-distance running.
  — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2018
• In another major slipup, Equifax’s public relations team directed users to the wrong site multiple times, instructing concerned customers to check securityequifax2017.com instead.
  — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
• Thanks to Josef Newgarden’s slipup in pit lane at Watkins Glen, there are four legitimate championship contenders and three others still mathematically eligible to win.
  — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2017
• During a media briefing Tuesday, top agency officials attributed part of problem to factory slipups such as valves damaged by an improper solvent or a heater that was mistakenly overstressed and needed to be replaced.
  — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2018
• Because the computer software reasons differently, slipups occur.
  — Alison Gopnik, Scientific American, 1 June 2017
• Separate congressional investigations began delving into a number of such operational and maintenance slipups by Southwest more recently, though one person familiar with the details said those inquiries didn’t have any impact on the personnel moves.
  — Alison Sider, WSJ, 25 June 2019

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slip up

2 of 2 verb

• If the Jaguars slip up, the Texans-Colts winner takes the crown.
  — Rob Maaddi, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
• If the Cavs slip up, the player gets a $1,500 bet credit.
  — cleveland, 4 Jan. 2023
• Oregon, to not slip up against the teams below them in the standings.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2022
• If the Trojans slip up, that could give Ohio State a second chance.
  — Ralph D. Russo, ajc, 30 Nov. 2022
• Bury slips up to the top leaves, press the soil down gently but firmly, and water well.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
• When you get interviewed for hours your prob gonna slip up.
  — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2021
• The Browns are barreling towards the playoffs while the Jets are hoping the Jaguars slip up to give back their shot at the No. 1 pick in the draft.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2020
• In what looked like a slip up, the US president did lose his temper near the end of his presser.
  — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 16 June 2021
• Plus, the midsole has just the right amount of arch support to cushion the ball of the foot and the heel cradles the foot to prevent it from slipping up.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2023
• The Thorns’ road to the top record in the league can be made easier if any of those teams slip up in their final two matches.
  — oregonlive, 21 Sep. 2022
• Hyperbole alert: The narration slipped up toward the end of the episode.
  — Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
• The person can slip up and say something that gets taken out of context.
  — Ian Carlos Crawford, Men's Health, 16 Mar. 2023
• This one, if Faith Family and Carter don’t slip up in the semifinals, fits that bill.
  — Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
• Everyone holds their breath – for the queen to slip up, for Henry to take her head like wives before.
  — Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
• Everyone holds their breath – for the Queen to slip up, for Henry to take her head like wives before.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 June 2023
• There isn't much room to slip up in the ultra-competitive NFC West.
  — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2020
• That loss to Cincinnati will probably keep them out, unless the Bearcats slip up.
  — C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com, 19 Nov. 2021
• He was then left with too much distance to make up and was left hoping Verstappen and Red Bull would slip up.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 10 June 2024
• The scheme: steal boats from their slips up and down the coast, disguise them and rename them for sale to unsuspecting buyers.
  — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
• But Bolts can't afford to slip up in the regular-season finale, which is a must-win affair in Sin City.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2022
• Staying in character for three weeks and not slipping up.
  — Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• Those who slip up are fined $20 for each violation, money put toward the team beer fund.
  — Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 25 July 2024
• There are 13 games left and much can still happen, but Bayern's title hopes now rest on Leverkusen slipping up.
  — James Ellingworth, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
• Just as easily, Fields could slip up about her son, either by mistake or as a benefit to her own game.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
• Understand that causing your friends to slip up can lead to resentment, and leave your fun to be picked up again another day.
  — Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023
• Someone else may slip up and tell you the information, or the secret keeper might make a mistake and reveal it to you themselves.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
• Last week’s debate on CNN laid bare many of the concerns the Journal’s reporting had raised – that the president has good days and bad days but can sometimes seem to slip up.
  — Hadas Gold, CNN, 2 July 2024
• But many Democrats are still on edge, fearful of the consequences of another serious slip up.
  — Dan Balz, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
• Any slip up or stumble will fuel concerns about his mental acuity and feed into fears Biden is past his prime.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
• Barring any major slip up or knockout blow, though, the debates could barely nudge the electoral needle.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 15 May 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024