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.

Examples of slip out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because their cost of living is now the highest in the world, Zurich and Geneva have slipped out of the top five. —Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

Spike slips out one morning with his mom when low tide hits, and goes in search of this mythic figure. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025

Another suspect has been arrested in connection with a massive New Orleans jailbreak involving 10 inmates, who pulled off their daring escape earlier this week by slipping out a hole carved behind a prison toilet. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025

On one hand, swear words can slip out unintentionally, often amid heated emotions or as sharp reactions. —Julia Mueller, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for slip out

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