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.
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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
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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
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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