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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Moreover, the club have slipped out of the Champions League spots in Serie A, and have been on the receiving end of two consecutive thrashings, first to Atalanta and then to Fiorentina.
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Emmet Gates, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But over the next two seasons, his shoulder began to slip out of its socket during games.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
In the case of Report from Iron Mountain, which soon slipped out of print, something like the opposite desire took hold.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Every now and then, a fresh Mickey slips out of the regeneration machine and tumbles slickly onto the floor like a fleshy alien.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
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Emmet Gates, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But over the next two seasons, his shoulder began to slip out of its socket during games.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
In the case of Report from Iron Mountain, which soon slipped out of print, something like the opposite desire took hold.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Every now and then, a fresh Mickey slips out of the regeneration machine and tumbles slickly onto the floor like a fleshy alien.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 2025.
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