slips

Example Sentences

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The surge in pink slips started in 2023, when companies that had gone on hiring sprees during the COVID-19 pandemic began to cut back.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

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

The switch catches the listener off guard, especially as Díaz slips into sad boy mode, singing about a girl he still catches himself thinking about.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

No matter how much capability can be crammed into a wristwatch or eyeware or computer chip under your skin, customers will value the additional capability contained in a package that slips in your pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

He takes the sketchpad from me, slips a pencil from the rubber band.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes