slipping

Example Sentences

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"It was nothing like any of the questions I'd seen before," she wrote, "my offer at uni is slipping away as I'm writing this".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

More recently, it has begun to lose its longer-term footing, slipping below its 200-week simple moving average.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

L.A. metro-area rent prices recently fell to a four-year low, with the median rent slipping to $2,167 in December.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

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

I cannot share secrets—you know how the Pickled Onion is about information slipping into the wrong hands.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan