let slip
Example Sentences
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This is a golden chance that Zverev, particularly, cannot afford to let slip.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
When one Artemis II crew member let slip in a press conference that he was bringing an iPhone to get mesmerizing photos of Earth, he caught himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
She did let slip the relationship when she shouted "stop, Mum!" while the group was frantically paddling a canoe in the first mission - but no-one picked up on it.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Knowing that handing off the mantle to any of these soft-bellied siblings meant dooming his life’s work, Roy let slip one of the most devastating parental assessments ever captured on television.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025
Chronicler let slip a small laugh, though he did not look up from his page or pause in his writing.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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