slips
Example Sentences
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A shuttle service that slips oil through the Strait of Hormuz now looks like the kingdom’s best fallback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Matwa said that every boat is "thoroughly" inspected so that no suspect cases slips by.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Spot gold slips 0.1% to $4,513.18 a troy ounce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
His dismissal was the fourth time in his four-Test career he has been caught nicking off to the wicketkeeper or the slips, however.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The fat end of his tamping iron slips down into the hole and strikes the granite.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
