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.
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Sometimes, the past tense slips out.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Neukgu, a roughly two-year-old male wolf weighing about 35 kilograms (77 lbs), appeared to have slipped out of the O-World zoo in Daejeon on Wednesday morning by burrowing under a fence, a zoo official said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
This spacious boat tote has plenty of space, with a zipper closure so her belongings don’t slip out.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026
After June falls asleep, Daisy slips out of the motel room and climbs through Justin’s window.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Neukgu, a roughly two-year-old male wolf weighing about 35 kilograms (77 lbs), appeared to have slipped out of the O-World zoo in Daejeon on Wednesday morning by burrowing under a fence, a zoo official said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
This spacious boat tote has plenty of space, with a zipper closure so her belongings don’t slip out.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026
After June falls asleep, Daisy slips out of the motel room and climbs through Justin’s window.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for slip out
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“Slip out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20out. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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