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 The Gerber Gear Gator Machete has the signature Gator Grip rubber handle, which not only improves comfort, but also helps ensure the machete won’t slip out of your hand while in use. —

Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2024 California’s famous Highway 1 will reopen on Friday, a month after a partial collapse and road slip out near Big Sur forced it to close. —

Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024 Armani Shoemaker, 3, died May 3 after slipping out of his family home and into an unlocked car around noon in Columbia, according to a Richland County Sheriff's Department's report. —

Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024 Once that word slips out, getting to yes gets much harder. —

David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024 Politely passing on a chance to help the public make sense of a story that still doesn’t add up, Ohtani bowed and slipped out of the room. —

Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024 Baylor also slips out of the top 10, taking a five-spot drop to No. 14. —

USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024 Soon after starting her search for the dog, Hazard discovered Bear had slipped out for a bit to a local tavern. —

Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024 Herring is a version in miniature of his stage persona, head tossed back, that otherworldly voice slipping out. —

Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024

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