Examples of slipup in a Sentence
Noun
We were late because of a slipup in the schedule.
the marketing director made sure there were no slipups for the important presentation
Verb
if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong
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Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
The slipup matters because this stretch of ocean generates atmospheric waves that have been connected to droughts from California to Africa.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Even the pros slip up every now and then.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Just the opposite: The slipup shows how culture pervades even my uncultured moments.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
The slipup matters because this stretch of ocean generates atmospheric waves that have been connected to droughts from California to Africa.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
There are plenty of teams that slip up against opponents like Minnesota (much like James Franklin and Penn State did against UCLA on Saturday), but that doesn’t happen for Day.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Even the pros slip up every now and then.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Slipup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slipup. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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