let slip
Example Sentences
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When one Artemis II crew member let slip in a press conference that he was bringing an iPhone to get mesmerizing photos of Earth, he caught himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Guess then let slip that he knew about the messaging by talking about the account.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 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 even he let slip that he "didn't really imagine this" as a scenario at the end of day two.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
I suppose I did let slip that I like Orwell.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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