slip away
Example Sentences
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Otherwise delays will compound, and opportunities will slip away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Feeling like this milestone was within reach, only to have it slip away because of the pressure you’re being put under to choose another property, is devastating.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
He also has experience of watching Arsenal let substantial leads slip away in the 2023 and 2024 title races, allowing City to snatch the trophy from their grasp.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Sunderland have had the week off while Newcastle had to work so hard against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, only to let their lead slip away late on.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
Some afternoons, however, he would quietly slip away, and his lab group had it that a special girl friend existed.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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