How to Use let (something) slip in a Sentence

let (something) slip

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• That’s six points that the Stars had in their grasp but let slip away.
  — Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2022
• But Braun does let slip one small spoilery morsel about the future of Tom-and-Greg.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2021
• Elsewhere in the email there are typos that Amazon wouldn’t let slip through.
  — Barry Collins, Forbes, 7 July 2021
• In allowing the goal, FC Cincinnati let slip what would have been its ninth shutout of the season.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 11 June 2023
• While populists extolled the common people and rejected the elite, Macron praised the reformist zeal of the elite and from time to time let slip his doubts about the virtues of the people.
  — Arthur Goldhammer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2018
• Some of those workers must do high-hazard work that requires expertise the country has largely let slip since the last days of the cold war.
  — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
• The star spinners had clearly gotten inside Australia's head as the tourists could not hold their nerve in the pivotal moment to let slip the initiative.
  — Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
• On the rare occasion that their teens do let slip their admiration for their parents' projects, the Fixer Upper stars can't help but bask in it.
  — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
• On the rare occasion their teens do let slip their admiration for their parents' projects, the Fixer Upper stars can't help but bask in it.
  — Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
• Then one day, Tre let slip another detail about his family life.
  — Holly Yan, CNN, 9 Oct. 2022
• Goya knew the problem and let slip the solution, which is to keep in mind that there is no solution, only an immemorial question: Now what?
  — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2020
• The Kremlin boss still has broad military ambitions, as one of his generals let slip on Friday.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
• The sale is the kind of opportunity that serious muscle car enthusiasts will not want to let slip by.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
• There are also plans to release a documentary about touring in vans, and one member let slip something about a separate movie project.
  — New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021
• But that eighth inning represented an opportunity lost — a chance that the Royals let slip from their grasp.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
• Nick Cannon let slip earlier this week that he’s been expecting, and on Tuesday (March 7), the stork officially arrived with his latest bundle of joy … in the form of a new game show!
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
• The producers have already let slip that the first season will include a significant time jump, and so some characters will be played by both younger and older actors this year.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022
• Nekrasov, too, was anxious to advance his proposals, realizing the occasion could not be let slip.
  — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review, 13 Oct. 2021
• Pavlou wondered whether the consulate had mobilized the opposition, especially after a leader of the pro-Beijing side let slip that some in his group weren’t students.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020
• The rumor mill was further energized last week after a Microsoft executive let slip that the system would launch this week in an interview with the German press.
  — James Vincent, The Verge, 14 Mar. 2023
• Storming off to her dressing room, Ms. Scotto let slip an obscenity recorded on camera.
  — Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
• The Bears’ 12-7 prime-time loss to the Washington Commanders wasn’t sitting well, in particular because of the golden scoring opportunities the Bears let slip.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
• History then let slip several twists, including a disappearing fence and the discovery of dozens of unmarked graves.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Dec. 2021
• President Donald Trump on Sunday let slip the target date for transmitting the apportionment numbers to Congress.
  — Mike Schneider, ajc, 11 Jan. 2021
• Ever sensitive to Apple's prurient insinuations, Epic did not let slip the banana aside.
  — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 11 May 2021
• Then, on Wednesday morning, the team posted photos of this weekend’s helmets, which feature an orange facemask—something Hall let slip to reporters Monday afternoon.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 14 Sep. 2022
• But under questioning in 1860 a cattle rancher let slip a more gruesome picture, one of indiscriminate killings of Yuki Indians.
  — New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
• For a staunch advocate of the private sector, Liscovich also let slip flashes of exasperation at how corporate corporations can be.
  — Samanth Subramanian, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2023
• Senior shooting guard Eric Ayala seemed to realize the opportunity Maryland let slip through its collective fingers while projecting confidence about the future.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 10 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024