slipping
Example Sentences
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Yamamoto crashed hard, slipping on the slick grass as he tried to pivot but still managing to make a throw to first from the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Intel shares were slipping on Monday after Elon Musk confirmed that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. could take part in his massive chip-making project.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Dairy prices were little changed in September, slipping 0.1% and remaining more than 19% below their year-earlier level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Sensitivity measures how successfully the system identifies manipulated videos, making the particularly high sensitivity important for a screening tool designed to keep fake content from slipping through.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
He was slipping along as if he were walking on porcupines.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
