let slip
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Some let slip their secrets during the actual cook-off, when host Sarah Rankin interviews them as they stir away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025
“Cry ‘havoc,’” Halsey whispered, “and let slip the dactyls of war.”
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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