slip away
phrasal verb
slipped away; slipping away; slips away
1
: to pass out of existence
The afternoon quietly slipped away.
They saw their four-run lead slip away.
Their grandmother slipped away in her sleep last night.
2
: to leave a place without being noticed
They slipped away from the party right after dinner.
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Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time, and water.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
The holidays are a time for family, but sometimes adults need to slip away from the kids.
—Nate Trela, AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2025
The Red Raiders had a 21-10 lead slip away and were five yards away from going behind two scores in the fourth quarter, only to jump ahead for good on Briggs Cherry's 6-yard touchdown pass to Braxton Rein with three minutes remaining.
—Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Dec. 2025
Otherwise, their season – and maybe the division – could slip away in Baltimore.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
The holidays are a time for family, but sometimes adults need to slip away from the kids.
—Nate Trela, AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2025
The Red Raiders had a 21-10 lead slip away and were five yards away from going behind two scores in the fourth quarter, only to jump ahead for good on Briggs Cherry's 6-yard touchdown pass to Braxton Rein with three minutes remaining.
—Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Dec. 2025
Otherwise, their season – and maybe the division – could slip away in Baltimore.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slip away
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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