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.
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The escape was initially revealed on Sunday by Guatemala’s director of prisons, who said that prison officials had only detected the scheme — in which inmates may have slipped out one by one, or in pairs — after hearing rumors and checking inmates’ biometric data.
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New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The British capital — which styles itself as a competitor to New York in the world of finance — recently slipped out of the top 20 markets for stock debuts, behind such titans as Oman and Mexico.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
For Sharon, a senior living in Ridgefield, Washington, that fear became reality when her beloved Louie, an indoor-only cat who had never ventured outside, slipped out of a window.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Anna, who had been asleep in the passenger seat, woke with a start, her notebook slipping out of her arms.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The British capital — which styles itself as a competitor to New York in the world of finance — recently slipped out of the top 20 markets for stock debuts, behind such titans as Oman and Mexico.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
For Sharon, a senior living in Ridgefield, Washington, that fear became reality when her beloved Louie, an indoor-only cat who had never ventured outside, slipped out of a window.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Anna, who had been asleep in the passenger seat, woke with a start, her notebook slipping out of her arms.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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 19 Oct. 2025.
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