slips

Example Sentences

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Front-month Brent slips 0.3% to $99.27 a barrel; WTI falls 0.7% to $93.24.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

As we’re talking to Ogwumike, Sania Feagin slips by in a multicolored knit beanie, smile unmissable, holding a bouquet of Mother’s Day flowers from one of the league’s social media managers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

And then there’s literary chameleon Silvia Moreno-Garcia, who slips into a dark and steamy tale steeped in the tropes of James M. Cain, recent Mexican history and telenovelas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Yet the labor market remained stagnant by historical standards, with a relatively small share of workers moving jobs or getting pink slips.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Holly trees gave a pretence of cover, and they lit a small fire and ate a few slips of dried meat.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver