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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The truth slips out eventually, and honestly?
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
When Karin carried on that group’s theatrics and iconoclastic spirit into their solo work as Fever Ray, Olof slipped out of the spotlight.
—Will Lynch, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
Ava slipped out of the Top 10 and was replaced by Eliana.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 11 May 2026
The crash occurred on wet roads after several riders slipped out when navigating a fast right-hander with 20 kilometers left, those behind unable to avoid the fallers.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 May 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
When Karin carried on that group’s theatrics and iconoclastic spirit into their solo work as Fever Ray, Olof slipped out of the spotlight.
—Will Lynch, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
Ava slipped out of the Top 10 and was replaced by Eliana.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 11 May 2026
The crash occurred on wet roads after several riders slipped out when navigating a fast right-hander with 20 kilometers left, those behind unable to avoid the fallers.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 May 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 17 May. 2026.
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