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slip away

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. slip away, steal away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak outverb

    leave furtively and stealthily

    "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard"

  2. elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go alongverb

    pass by

    "three years elapsed"

Wiktionary

  1. slip awayverb

    To leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed

  2. slip awayverb

    (of time) to pass quickly, almost unnoticed.

  3. slip awayverb

    (of an advantage) To disappear.

  4. slip awayverb

    To die

Wikipedia

  1. Slip Away

    Slip Away is a song written by William Armstrong, Marcus Daniel, and Wilbur Terrell and performed by Clarence Carter. It reached #2 on the U. S. R&B chart, #6 on the U. S. pop chart, and #12 on the Canadian chart in 1968. It was featured on his 1968 album This Is Clarence Carter. The song was arranged and produced by Rick Hall. The song ranked #44 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1968. The single's B-side, "Funky Fever", reached #49 on the U. S. R&B chart and #88 on the U. S. pop chart.

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  1. slip away

    Slip away generally means to gradually and often unnoticed disappear, cease to exist, or become less noticeable. It can also refer to leaving a place discreetly or quietly without being noticed. It can also mean to miss an opportunity or to forget something.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of slip away in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of slip away in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of slip away in a Sentence

  1. David Robertson:

    I had a chance to get out of it and just couldn’t find the strike zone and just let a win slip away from us. … We had a chance to win that game and I just went there and blew it.

  2. Dwyane Wade:

    Earlier in the season, we let some games like this slip away, we need to take care of business. This is the time of year where you have to win games that you are supposed to win.

  3. Gerald G. Jampolsky:

    The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.

  4. Rudy Gobert:

    We didn’t play our best and got behind by 16 points, but this time we didn’t let it slip away. We’re getting better and maybe learning some lessons.

  5. Mark Twain:

    Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.

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