slipped
Example Sentences
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Diesel prices have soared to a record $6.23 a gallon and gasoline prices, which slipped below $4 a gallon this summer, have rebounded to $4.32.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Nasdaq declined 0.6%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.5% and the Dow industrials slipped 0.3%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Food manufacturers slipped it into an expanding range of products.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He slipped in the mention about an hour into his lengthy speech - just when the audience's attention was starting to waver.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Something slipped out of the stack of papers Jonah was holding against one knee, while he braced his other knee against the floor.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
