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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As the generation of kids who grew up in the church got older, more and more slipped away. Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025 The Crusaders got to the brink of the program’s first state title Saturday night but let a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter slip away in dropping a 55-52 decision to DePaul Prep in double overtime in the Class 3A championship game at the State Farm Center. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025 Suddenly, after such a gutsy fight, any hope of USC’s season surviving had slipped away in a 76-71 loss to Purdue. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025 The ability to restrict financial access is slipping away. Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 14 Mar. 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 21 Mar. 2025.

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