slipped
Example Sentences
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Now, if not for the fact that the newest version of Toyota’s RAV4 is in severe short supply, GM might have slipped into second already, Chesbrough said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
As this column was being written on Aug. 19, for example, the SWR slipped from 5.0% to 4.9%.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
TJX slipped 4.2% despite raising its full-year earnings forecast, after its quarterly results fell short of expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The judge added: "It could have been anyone but Kayden slipped and fell."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
He had slipped easily into the part of being a younger brother to Peter— mostly, I think, because he genuinely liked having an older brother of his own, a proper pal.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
