slip away

phrasal verb

slipped away; slipping away; slips away

: 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.

: to leave a place without being noticed

They slipped away from the party right after dinner.

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Upon finishing the experience, guests can slip away to the hotel’s signature Wolfgang Puck rooftop restaurant Merois, or sip cocktails at the bar lounge. —

Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025 But Saldaña’s chances for an Oscar have probably slipped away, according to Hollywood Reporter’s executive awards editor Scott Feinberg. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 The Knicks have let a few too many winnable games slip away, including Friday’s 116-99 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025 The trendy use of Russian script slipped away as Russia reasserted its military might and had all but ceased by the onset of the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. —

Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for slip away