slip out

phrasal verb

slipped out; slipping out; slips out

: to slide out

The hammer slipped out of my hands.

: to leave a place without being noticed

We'll slip out (through) the back door.

: 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 Witnesses have told reporters the younger Gray slipped out of math class and returned with a semiautomatic weapon. —

Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024 But this year, with Donald Trump back on the ballot, some Democrats are worried that the presidential race is slipping out of Joe Biden’s reach in this crucial battleground. —

Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024 Turns out one of his children had unknowingly let the dog slip out when closing the gate. —

R29 Team, refinery29.com, 5 July 2024 Biden collapsed in Arizona polls after his disastrous debate performance in June, and even his own supporters worried that the state was slipping out of his grasp ahead of November. —

Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slip out

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