let slip
Example Sentences
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Usha Vance let slip on Meghan McCain’s podcast that she isn’t exactly happy about giving up her job.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Not realising they were audible even leaning out of windows or in the garden, the prisoners let slip secrets, including details of the development of the first ballistic missiles, V-2s.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
In an interview with biographer Michael D’Antonio, Trump let slip that one of his favorite songs of all time was a schmaltzy piano ballad recorded by the late, great Peggy Lee.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Gabon, whose exit from the tournament was confirmed before the Ivory Coast game, let slip a two-goal lead in Marrakech.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
If anything, I generally overdid things, especially when it came to preparing for a big moment or test, but this one I’d let slip by.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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