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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Jabeur, who holds a career-high ranking of No. 2, has slipped out of the Top-50 and is currently 71st in the world.
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Instead, Megill slipped out of the Padres’ system quietly at the winter meetings in 2019 when he was selected by the Cubs in the Rule 5 draft.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
No slipping out mid-nap, no digging through the dark to find a missing pod.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025
Four years later, in 2021, while staying with Albania’s sister in Miami, Sugar slipped out of the house.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 July 2025
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Instead, Megill slipped out of the Padres’ system quietly at the winter meetings in 2019 when he was selected by the Cubs in the Rule 5 draft.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
No slipping out mid-nap, no digging through the dark to find a missing pod.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025
Four years later, in 2021, while staying with Albania’s sister in Miami, Sugar slipped out of the house.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 July 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 24 Jul. 2025.
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