slipped up

past tense of slip up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slipped up And while Conrad was the one who slipped up at the peach orchard in Episode 5, Belly’s the one to blame in Seadon 3, Episode 6. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipped up
Verb
  • There was no ninth-inning drama like Saturday in Baltimore, when Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the bullpen fumbled away a chance at a victory.
    Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Progressives fumbled their 2022 campaigns for the seat, when multiple candidates with left-wing credentials knocked each other out, letting Goldman prevail with just 26% of the vote.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Wildcats stumbled early but got hot in October, won 10 games, beat Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl and were one of the biggest surprises in the country.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Patriots stumbled at the start of the Mike Vrabel era last week, dropping a winnable game to the Raiders at home as favorites.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to the police report following Trigg's death, the boy tripped while playing with an inflatable chair and was in the water for nearly seven minutes before being found by his father.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Finn simply tripped in an environment that was not set up to be safe for him.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Slipped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipped%20up. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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