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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When such breaks result in a piece of the bone slipping out of place, the fracture is considered displaced.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Ravens, on the other hand, let another double-digit lead slip out of their hands.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
On his fumble, Maye was under pressure, but the ball seemed to simply slip out of his hand at the back of his throwing motion.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Later that year, while hospitalized for an alleged appendicitis, Sobhraj took advantage of a blackout caused by the Indo-Pakistani war to escape, slipping out through the drainage pipes.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Ravens, on the other hand, let another double-digit lead slip out of their hands.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
On his fumble, Maye was under pressure, but the ball seemed to simply slip out of his hand at the back of his throwing motion.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Later that year, while hospitalized for an alleged appendicitis, Sobhraj took advantage of a blackout caused by the Indo-Pakistani war to escape, slipping out through the drainage pipes.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 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 14 Sep. 2025.
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