slip away

phrasal 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

Now, that’s slipping away due to problems at the company and the studio’s performance. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

But then those laurels, along with his reputation, slipped away in an act of violence that touched off years of controversy. —Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025

The hippies were counter-dreaming something new, and beginning to move in that direction all at the same time, singing the same song, and if were they left alone, what was in-control might slip away, like a woman held hostage by a sadist. —Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025

Once Alvin is on the road, the purpose for his voyage slips away and The Straight Story becomes an exploration of happenstance and humanity. —Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 31 July 2025

Rhymes for slip away

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway