slip past
Example Sentences
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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
The boat crews try to slip past or outrun whatever Colombia and the U.S. put in front of them: coastal patrol boats to frigates and helicopters farther out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Lemon could slip past tacklers with his speed — or just as easily plow right through them.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
Currently it takes offshore wind projects between 10 and 15 years to be completed - suggesting any projects secured in this auction could slip past the 2030 target date.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024
He let the pages slip past his fingers to the fly leaf where was written with a broad carpenter’s pencil, “Sam’l Hamilton.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
