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.
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Anna, who had been asleep in the passenger seat, woke with a start, her notebook slipping out of her arms.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite a 13-3 surge in August, the club faltered in September and slipped out of the race.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
In fact, you MTP joint could even be dislocated, meaning that the phalange has actually slipped out of the joint.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Ravens, on the other hand, let another double-digit lead slip out of their hands.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite a 13-3 surge in August, the club faltered in September and slipped out of the race.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
In fact, you MTP joint could even be dislocated, meaning that the phalange has actually slipped out of the joint.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Ravens, on the other hand, let another double-digit lead slip out of their hands.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Slip out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20out. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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