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

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

The ball slipped out of his right hand with no one around him during one play. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

The essay follows the yearslong debate over AI’s place within the creative industry, which has further rankled people after AI company leaders acknowledged the tools may slip out of human control. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Leigh began to slip out the house, repeatedly attending a production of Romeo and Juliet starring Olivier and John Gielgud. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for slip out

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