slip of tongue
Example Sentences
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"It's hard denying that Kuroda's slip of tongue pushed the yen below 145."
From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2022
Yet the notion persists in Washington that Malik is too experienced a diplomat to have allowed himself an uncalculated slip of tongue.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Sure, I know,” the man muttered, trying to cover his slip of tongue.
From Signal in the Dark by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)
This slip of tongue is quite an unmistakable expression of a consistent purpose.
From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund
As his father repeated the expression Drew realized the slip of tongue he had made.
From Rebel Spurs by Norton, Andre
