slip out
Example Sentences
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Both are classic ways in which crises slip out of control and wars escalate.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Morgan, might slip out of the top 10 entirely in the 2031 ranking, and finance-industry greats like Warren Buffett and John Bogle have never scored highly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
"We let the virus slip out through our fingers when it first emerged in the poultry industry," said corresponding senior author Thijs Kuiken, a professor at Erasmus MC.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026
But in the heat of the moment, playing sport, sometimes things slip out a little bit.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025
When the hokey pokey is done, I slip out to the back patio to see if Ray is around and if he got anything off Mom’s run-over phone.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
