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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This confrontational language slipped out of people unexpectedly, breaching the surface for oxygen.
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Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Yet details of the other cost-cutting measures in the club’s ‘transformation plan’ had already slipped out, chiefly the changes to the club’s provision of food for employees.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
As officers arrived, the woman slipped out the front door without anyone noticing.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
The flap stays shut thanks to magnets, so your MacBook won't easily slip out.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
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Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Yet details of the other cost-cutting measures in the club’s ‘transformation plan’ had already slipped out, chiefly the changes to the club’s provision of food for employees.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
As officers arrived, the woman slipped out the front door without anyone noticing.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
The flap stays shut thanks to magnets, so your MacBook won't easily slip out.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 15 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 10 Mar. 2025.
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