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
She did let slip the relationship when she shouted "stop, Mum!" while the group was frantically paddling a canoe in the first mission - but no-one picked up on it.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 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
To hold on tight to the Emma that I almost let slip away before.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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