slip away
verb
slipped away; slipping away; slips away
1
: to pass out of existence
The afternoon quietly slipped away.
They saw their four-run lead slip away.
Their grandmother slipped away in her sleep last night.
2
: to leave a place without being noticed
They slipped away from the party right after dinner.
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Mbappe almost became the poster boy for general discontentment as Madrid’s season slipped away following the sacking of Xabi Alonso in January.
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Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Freeney said the key for him is limiting the damage when a round starts to slip away.
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Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Or Gaudette represents the brave, bold, knock-you-on-your-backside future of filmmaking in a much worse way, in which time, money, actors or anything human the process might lubricate or use as lubricant has quietly slipped away.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
The film slowly sheds its main characters—receding ice, a grandfather lost, and a grandmother slipping away last.
—
Erika Owen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Freeney said the key for him is limiting the damage when a round starts to slip away.
—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Or Gaudette represents the brave, bold, knock-you-on-your-backside future of filmmaking in a much worse way, in which time, money, actors or anything human the process might lubricate or use as lubricant has quietly slipped away.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
The film slowly sheds its main characters—receding ice, a grandfather lost, and a grandmother slipping away last.
—
Erika Owen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for slip away
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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