slips

Example Sentences

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BP shares fall 1.4% while Shell slips 0.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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

She picked up the pad of entry slips and tapped it absently on the display table.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly