slipping

Example Sentences

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The consumer-confidence survey had reached a four-month high of 93.8 in April, before slipping to 93.1 in May.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Indian assets had already fallen from investors’ grace, stocks and the rupee slipping for much of last year as capital departed to jump on the artificial-intelligence train in China, South Korea, or Taiwan.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

They suspect that a footmark where Jonathan said his father fell did not match up with someone slipping and falling.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

—The dollar fell, with the DXY dollar index slipping 0.1% to 99.098.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

She folded back her scrap quilt, and up she rose, slipping out of her nightdress.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck