slip

Example Sentences

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Most have been stuck on board more than a month, because fewer than 200 ships have managed to slip through the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

That could change if current optimistic earnings expectations were to slip, the team adds.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Feeling like this milestone was within reach, only to have it slip away because of the pressure you’re being put under to choose another property, is devastating.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

In “Back to the Future,” Tolkan portrayed Vice Principal Gerald Strickland, who surveyed the school’s halls with a whistle around his neck and a tardy slip burning a hole in his pocket.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Leo holds open the door to the science building, and I slip into the hall.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila