slip out

phrasal verb

slipped out; slipping out; slips out

: to slide out

The hammer slipped out of my hands.

: to leave a place without being noticed

We'll slip out (through) the back door.

: to be said by mistake

I didn't intend to tell them. It just slipped out.

Examples of slip out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Biden collapsed in Arizona polls after his disastrous debate performance in June, and even his own supporters worried that the state was slipping out of his grasp ahead of November. —

Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2024 The suspect then slipped out of the mall and got away. —

Keith Daniels, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024 Wiggins got sucked inside on the play, with Shipley slipping out of the backfield for an easy, wide-open grab. —

Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024 The sides of this rotating bath caddy are higher to ensure that items don’t slip out, and a nonslip base rotates for easy access to the contents of the organizer. —

Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slip out

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