slip past
Example Sentences
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This would allow the bouncers to be seen on camera checking an ID even while letting people slip past anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The individuals allegedly "conspired to sell billions of dollars'" worth of technology to buyers in China by faking documents and using dummy equipment to slip past audits, according to the DOJ.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 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
Some can slip past our defenses and invade without even causing symptoms.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
He was talking to Katherine now; he’d seen her trying to slip past.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
