slip away
phrasal 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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His career, once so promising, seemed to be slipping away.
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
With head coach Brian Callahan fired and Tennessee’s season already slipping away, the Titans appear focused on accumulating draft capital to reshape the roster under new leadership.
—Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The small black dog slipped away from its owners and ended up hiding under a northbound 2 train at the 14th Street station Thursday.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
That early chance slipped away.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
With head coach Brian Callahan fired and Tennessee’s season already slipping away, the Titans appear focused on accumulating draft capital to reshape the roster under new leadership.
—Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The small black dog slipped away from its owners and ended up hiding under a northbound 2 train at the 14th Street station Thursday.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
That early chance slipped away.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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 29 Oct. 2025.
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