slip past
Example Sentences
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When the stock market appears unstoppable, it is easy for investors to slip past the thin line without noticing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
In this range, agents occasionally bumped into one another and formed short-lived clusters, but still managed to slip past and keep moving.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Perhaps apply the philosophies of all those “New Year, New You” mindfulness coaches to breaking news or can’t-miss promises designed to manipulate emotions to slip past our logical safeguards.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
Lemon could slip past tacklers with his speed — or just as easily plow right through them.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
Which meant he might slip past me and across to New Bedford without giving me a chance to chase her into port.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
