let slip
Example Sentences
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This is a golden chance that Zverev, particularly, cannot afford to let slip.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
All the while, SpaceX apparently let slip its obligations to NASA’s moon effort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
Knowing that handing off the mantle to any of these soft-bellied siblings meant dooming his life’s work, Roy let slip one of the most devastating parental assessments ever captured on television.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025
But later, in a discussion about her role in helping to pass the Welsh government's budget last month, she perhaps let slip the sort of numbers the Lib Dems were looking at.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025
One afternoon Luma was driving Jeremiah home when he let slip that he was hungry.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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