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How to use slip in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Slip means to lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction. Example: “A bone may slip out of place.”

Examples of slip by meaning

verbTo lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

  • Fernando Amorebieta seemed to have checked him, but a stepover created a fraction of room that became significant as the defender slipped, giving Falcao just enough space to curl a superb finish into the top corner.2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao’s Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian

verbTo accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.

  • She kept engaging with the caller, though, hoping he would slip and reveal her daughter’s location.2026 July 29, Nicholas Muhoro, “Amy Billig Vanished While Hitchhiking Through Coconut Grove. Then the Calls Began”, in Skip Boring...

verbTo move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.

  • A bone may slip out of place.

verbTo elude or evade by smooth movement.

  • I caught the thief, but he slipped my grasp and ran away.

verbTo pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.

  • She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand.

verbTo cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.

  • “Tell her that she must arise and slip something about her and come to the telephone.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 43

verbTo move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.

  • Some errors slipped into the appendix.
  • He has engaged me in a political debate, but when his politics are challenged he slips behind a smoke-screen of anti-intellectualism.1981 December 12, Scott Tucker, “Bring On The Cannon”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 5
  • He was grey and had eight legs, and could travel anywhere and slip into any corner of 9 worlds.2020, Dagulf Loptson, Pagan Portals - Loki: Trickster and Transformer

verbTo move down; to slide.

  • Profits have slipped over the past six months.
  • The Cottagers had previously gone eight games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone over Christmas, with boss Hughes criticised by fans after their 3-1 home defeat by fellow basement battlers West Ham on Boxing Day.2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 – 2 Fulham”, in BBC Sport

More sentences with slip

  • You looked a fool when you slipped on a banana peel.From the entry look
  • I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.From the entry sharp
  • No wonder the fanbelt is slipping: there’s too much play in it.From the entry play
  • Just when victory seemed secure, they let it slip from their grasp.From the entry secure
  • She suffered a terrible collapse after slipping on the wet floor.From the entry collapse
  • Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.From the entry torch
  • My arm is still black and blue from slipping on the ice yesterday.From the entry black and blue
  • The ladder that slipped left a skid mark across the tile floor.From the entry skid mark
  • It was an unfortunate slip of the tongue, and he did not intend it that way.From the entry slip of the tongue
  • The behaviour of these kids! Standards are really slipping these days.From the entry standards
  • Her hand slipped off the javelin's shaft towards the spearpoint and that's why her score was lowered.From the entry shaft
  • The police chased the suspect for two days before he finally gave them the slip and vanished.From the entry give someone the slip
  • He positioned his top batsman and brilliant catcher at second slip.From the entry second slip
  • The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole.From the entry linebacker
  • I meant to call her today, but it completely slipped my mind.From the entry slip someone's mind
  • The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.From the entry strangle
  • The teacher accepted her tardy slip and allowed her to come into the classroom after the bell.From the entry tardy slip
  • As they were being decoyed, the rescue team carried the hostage and quietly slipped away.From the entry decoy
  • This diff is capable of locking up when wheel slip occurs.From the entry diff
  • It was let slip that they were planning to take over the business.From the entry let slip
  • Somebody slipped up and forgot to put your name on the guest list.From the entry slip up
  • He was an eloquent speaker, and his slip of the tongue was a one-time error.From the entry one-time
  • The skater slipped off his board and did a painful faceplant.From the entry faceplant
  • I meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind.From the entry mean
  • I'm going to try to slip away from work early, if I can.From the entry slip away
  • I'm going to try to slip off from work early, if I can.From the entry slip off
  • He slipped off his jacket and hung it in the wardrobe.From the entry slip off
  • We were talking about Natalie when I let slip that she was pregnant.From the entry let something slip
  • I don't take vodka straight, but it slips down with a bit of lemonade.From the entry slip down

Meaning of slip

  1. verb To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
  2. verb To err.
  3. verb To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.

Full definition of slip

Questions about slip in a sentence

How do you use slip in a sentence?
Slip is used as a verb and noun. For example: “A bone may slip out of place.”
What is a short sentence with slip?
“Some errors slipped into the appendix.”
What does slip mean?
Slip means to lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slip (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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