slip out
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See let slip out .
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Also, . Leave quietly and unobtrusively, as in She slipped out without telling a soul , or Let's slip away before the sermon , or Jason and Sheila slipped off to Bermuda . The use of slip with away dates from about 1450; out from the first half of the 1500s; off from the mid-1800s.
Example Sentences
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When the hokey pokey is done, I slip out to the back patio to see if Ray is around and if he got anything off Mom’s run-over phone.
From Literature
I see teachers and other adults, but there’s so much noise and energy I’m sure none of them will notice if I slip out.
From Literature
She turns away, and I slip out into the courtyard hesitantly, not sure if Sadik will be there and if he’ll tell me why he was so disheveled in the morning.
From Literature
Despite the secrecy, snippets of information are likely to slip out of Barcelona as the week progresses - that's just the way F1 is.
From BBC
Going into the Australian Open, there were five British players ranked inside the world's top 10 - although Joe Salisbury, taking a career break to protect his mental health, will soon slip out.
From BBC
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