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

But digging into the fluctuating tenure of Tears for Fears, the sorrow in watching his wife slip away and revisiting his Ambien addiction? — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Losing elimination status would signal that one of America’s greatest public health achievements is slipping away and that the systems designed to keep communities healthy are beginning to fail. — Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Despite letting two points slip away, San Jose (10-4-3) remained tied atop the Western Conference with Vancouver (10-3-3) and LAFC (10-5-3). — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

When right-hander Eury Pérez delivered seven perfect innings against the Athletics earlier this month, Bachar also nearly let the game slip away, allowing five runs without recording an out in the eighth. — Tyler M. Carmona july 26, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026

Rhymes for slip away

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