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.

Examples of slip out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jenn slept fitfully through the early evening, frequently slipping out of bed to check on her newborn daughter. —Time, 10 Apr. 2025

Still, ensure that the pockets have a secure closure to prevent items from slipping out on bumpy rides. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025

While slipping out of the rotation prompted Love to seek a buyout two years ago, Love, 36, now happily accepts a role that includes only sporadic appearances, including a nine-rebound, 12-minute stint on Monday against Washington, when the Heat was missing five rotation players. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025

With the Premier League title race slipping out of their grasp, the Champions League now appears to be the Gunners’ best chance of silverware this season. —George Ramsay, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for slip out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout