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

Instead, his iPhone, left in his pocket during the glide, slipped out mid-flight and plummeted to the ground. —Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025

Meanwhile, for the first time, two Latin American nations – Costa Rica (6) and Mexico (10) hit the top 10, as Australia slipped out of it, coming in at 11. —New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2025

The scene shows Hart in a box at the St. James Theatre, rolling his eyes and groaning to his mother before slipping out to get a drink during the title song of Oklahoma! —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025

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. —Emmet Gates, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for slip out

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