slipped

Example Sentences

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The country has slipped behind the United Kingdom to the sixth place according to IMF data, largely due to the rupee's fall.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Her rise has come at the expense of Greece, Israel, Denmark and France, which have slipped in the rankings of bookmakers.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 1.1%, or 537 points, while the Nasdaq composite gave up 1.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

And that afternoon Angela Rayner slipped into a London hotel suite to secretly pre-record a TV interview about resolving her tax affairs with HMRC.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Maybe, somehow, Gary and Mr. Hodge had already slipped them into the future.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix