slip out

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.

Examples of slip out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Bulls needed two kneel-downs to end the game, but the wet ball slipped out of the quarterback’s hands and the Dolphins’ Cameron Brown picked it up and ran 98 yards for the winning score. — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Stan then slipped out to attend the Fjord festival premiere just a few blocks away. — Paul Chi, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026

But Chee Meng kept complaining about his shirts being misplaced, and Shawn knew that the man was still slipping out, either to look for work or for other purposes. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Princeton University, meanwhile, slipped out of the top spot among research universities after holding that first position for 15 years. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for slip out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout