slip away

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.

Examples of slip away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Or Gaudette represents the brave, bold, knock-you-on-your-backside future of filmmaking in a much worse way, in which time, money, actors or anything human the process might lubricate or use as lubricant has quietly slipped away. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026

The film slowly sheds its main characters—receding ice, a grandfather lost, and a grandmother slipping away last. —Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026

Seeing Hamilton slip away, Russell was left to protect his position from Antonelli. —ABC News, 14 June 2026

City and county leaders, who are currently part of complex negotiations over a six-party settlement, must not let this opportunity slip away. —Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026

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