slipping

Example Sentences

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Chinese electric-vehicle maker XPeng had a weak start to 2026, slipping back to a loss in the first quarter after becoming profitable at the end of last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The consumer-confidence survey had reached a four-month high of 93.8 in April, before slipping to 93.1 in May.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Indian assets had already fallen from investors’ grace, stocks and the rupee slipping for much of last year as capital departed to jump on the artificial-intelligence train in China, South Korea, or Taiwan.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Dehydrated and slipping in and out of conciousness, he said the two English words he knew: “political asylum.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Just across the busy street, slipping a coin to a newspaper boy, stood Mr. Pinkerton.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan