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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He was surrounded by a ground crew that included Farzam, who slipped out of a bodysuit and switched places with the stuntman.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Yes, that was almost something that just slipped out.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Je’Ne Sais Quoi Hearn, Los Angeles braid specialist and creator of the slip out method, describes the style as timeless.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
On a shotgun snap, a handoff slipped out of Bo Nix’s hands, the quarterback falling on it for a loss of four.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Yes, that was almost something that just slipped out.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Je’Ne Sais Quoi Hearn, Los Angeles braid specialist and creator of the slip out method, describes the style as timeless.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
On a shotgun snap, a handoff slipped out of Bo Nix’s hands, the quarterback falling on it for a loss of four.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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 9 Nov. 2025.
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