slip up
Example Sentences
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After Liverpool's slip up at Crystal Palace the previous day, suddenly Arsenal were only two points off the top.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“We’re in this environment where if you ever slip up at all in any capacity, you get punished for apologizing,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
“It’s invisible until you slip up, and then it becomes visible,” McClary said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026
Marcos Llorente was a welcome return to the Atletico starting line-up after injury, and Simeone's team never looked likely to slip up against the team in 18th.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
If I could slip up and tell Ivette about Papa hiding the valuables, maybe she’d accidentally told someone.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
