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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Smith, who is 47, has changed tops, slipping out of a vintage V-neck and into a zippered sweater.
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Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa, idle again after being benched, slips out of the top 20 entirely.
—Greg Cote
december 30, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The comfortable heel pillow in the back stops you from slipping out of them when walking.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
During the taping of the late-night show, Paltrow slipped out of the sneakers and popped on Christian Louboutin’s Miss Z pumps in stark white patent leather.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa, idle again after being benched, slips out of the top 20 entirely.
—Greg Cote
december 30, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The comfortable heel pillow in the back stops you from slipping out of them when walking.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
During the taping of the late-night show, Paltrow slipped out of the sneakers and popped on Christian Louboutin’s Miss Z pumps in stark white patent leather.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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