How to Use slip away in a Sentence

slip away

phrasal verb

• No more will the stylus slip away over the edge of the screen.
  — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• The Wolves were down 10 at the time, and the game was really slipping away.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
• That gave them a lot of momentum, and that was when the game slipped away.
  — Anne M. Peterson, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
• Then came the duck and dodge slip away from a sack that turned into a 20-yard scamper.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 2 Aug. 2023
• But sometime in the last five minutes the teenager had slipped away into the scrub.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 30 Aug. 2023
• Unwind with a lemon drop and let those worries slip away.
  — Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 5 Aug. 2024
• The work makes eternal a part of Ed that would otherwise slip away.
  — Daniel Felsenthal, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
• Dave Dombrowski didn’t come this far to let Song slip away.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
• Might as well be talking about a season that is slipping away from the Rangers, as well.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
• The police confirmed that all three of the dead were officers and said the assailants slipped away.
  — NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
• The place of sports as a refuge from the nastiness of politics has been slipping away for years now.
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
• Or head to the lower-level courtyard to slip away from the sounds and hustle-bustle of the dining room area.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
• But, the deals will only be around as long as supplies last, so don’t let these travel-must haves slip away.
  — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2023
• Summer is slipping away too fast, but there's still time to catch some great concerts.
  — Torey Van Oot, Axios, 28 July 2024
• And then, just as the match seemed to be slipping away thanks in part to a slew of unforced errors, Gauff straightened out her strokes and pulled away.
  — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
• More time slipped away like frit — the finely ground glass used to paint gorgeous glass images — through Carey’s fingers.
  — Peter Larsen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
• And then obviously let one slip away again against them.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• As a wise woman (cough, Taylor Swift, cough) once said, August slips away like a bottle of wine.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
• This strategy comes as the slight lead Harris once held is slipping away.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
• Those four suspects slipped away before the indictment was filed in 2016.
  — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
• If data represents the next gold rush for health care, a vast treasure trove of it slips away every day.
  — Julio La Torre, STAT, 18 July 2024
• At some point, as his friends enjoy the scene, Savage slips away, back into the luxury black SUV that took us here.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
• As night turned to dawn in Unadilla, those critical hours were slipping away.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 25 July 2024
• Until then, there are two more games to be played this weekend as the Orioles look to keep their upper hand from slipping away.
  — Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2024
• The people who could escape were covered in soot as smoke and flames filled the building and the attackers slipped away from the scene unnoticed, the FBI said.
  — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• The woman who helped alert the family slipped away during the commotion.
  — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 1 June 2023
• Walston managed to slip away from Lopez and medics rushed her to Bellevue Hospital, but she could not be saved.
  — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
• Squad was born out of the realization that many of our friendships were slipping away at the hands of social media.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Sep. 2023
• Minnesota closed both first halves strong, but watched both games slip away after coming out of the locker room to start the second half.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2024
• The Rams are eager to see the improvement on game days, after letting outcomes slip away to the Chicago Bears and Packers.
  — Jay Paris, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024