slipped
Example Sentences
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England's Jade O'Dowda was only eighth quickest and slipped back to second, 49 points in arrears.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
I couldn’t tell whether she meant the jazz CD Stephen was holding or “The Secret Garden,” but I took it as permission nonetheless and slipped the book into my purse.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Inside the house, Trujillo peered into a room and saw an unmade, empty bed, “as if someone slipped out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite, meanwhile, slipped 43.74 points, or 0.18%, to 24932.08.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
I slipped silently into the same window I’d left less than an hour before.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
