slip out

verb

slipped out; slipping out; slips out

1

: to slide out

The hammer slipped out of my hands.

2

: to leave a place without being noticed

We'll slip out (through) the back door.

3

: to be said by mistake

I didn't intend to tell them. It just slipped out.

Examples of slip out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Malkin and Letang were two of the few players who slipped out of the locker room before the media entered. —Josh Yohe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Boat shoes slipped out of fashion for a time, but are now back with a vengeance. —Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026

In May 2020, sheriff’s deputy Aaron Russell, who was assigned to the Central Jail, shot and killed 36-year-old Nicholas Bils as Bils fled, unarmed, after slipping out of handcuffs just outside the facility. —Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

As the Moon moves through Cancer and squares Neptune, tasks and communication can slip out of sync quickly. —Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for slip out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout