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

In the last several months, both OpenAI and Anthropic have reported that their own AI agents have slipped out of evaluation sandboxes to reach third-party organizations — incidents that were disclosed after the fact. — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

Pack a waterproof phone pouch Between pool decks and water excursions, there’s no shortage of chances to have a phone slip out of your grasp and straight into water. — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026

After the premiere, Waterhouse slipped out of her red carpet heels and into sensible loafers before the journey to the afterparty. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Sep. 2026

Those whose feet are wont to slip out of their kicks while in motion will be happy to know that the Novablast 6’s tongue and overall construction locks the entire foot in without constriction. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for slip out

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