slip away
phrasal verb
slipped away; slipping away; slips away
1
: to pass out of existence
The afternoon quietly slipped away.
They saw their four-run lead slip away.
Their grandmother slipped away in her sleep last night.
2
: to leave a place without being noticed
They slipped away from the party right after dinner.
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The Leafs haven’t just let a second-round series slip away with three losses to the Panthers that have gotten exponentially worse with each successive one.
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Chris Johnston, New York Times, 15 May 2025
That is schools, roads and hospitals slipping away because the message isn’t landing: Old tools can’t cut it.
—Jules Herd, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The Knicks, who walked into MSG up 2–0 with a chance to take full control of the series, left Game 3 with momentum slipping away.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Lucas Erceg exits early as Royals lose 5th consecutive game
Here are more notables aspects of Saturday’s game:
Royals let scoring chance slip away
In the eighth inning, Royals third baseman Jonathan India hit a leadoff double against Tigers reliever Brenan Hanifee.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
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Chris Johnston, New York Times, 15 May 2025
That is schools, roads and hospitals slipping away because the message isn’t landing: Old tools can’t cut it.
—Jules Herd, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The Knicks, who walked into MSG up 2–0 with a chance to take full control of the series, left Game 3 with momentum slipping away.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Lucas Erceg exits early as Royals lose 5th consecutive game
Here are more notables aspects of Saturday’s game:
Royals let scoring chance slip away
In the eighth inning, Royals third baseman Jonathan India hit a leadoff double against Tigers reliever Brenan Hanifee.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slip away
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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