slip of the tongue
Example Sentences
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It could be a slip of the tongue, a flash of anger or even a strong reaction from an audience member.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
It seems unlikely that Baldwin’s comments to Funke were a slip of the tongue.
From Slate • Aug. 18, 2025
If the occasional slip of the tongue yielded a few bad stories, Mr. McCain dusted himself off and went right back to the reporters in the rear of the bus.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
A slip of the tongue highlighted how the events had caught the state’s public figures by surprise: Harris, formally introducing Butler to the Senate as the appointee for Feinstein’s “unexpired term,” instead said “unexpected.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023
I’ve caught him out with this slip of the tongue, this phrase from the first telephone call.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
