How to Use slip in in a Sentence

slip in

verb
  • If somebody happened to slip in.
    — CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Worn golf grips could cause the club to slip in your hands, leading to a poor swing result.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The gauge has slipped in 2026, dipping about 1% since the start of the year.
    — Julia Fioretti, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Remove bottom leaves and place slips in a clear glass jar of clean water to cover one or two leaf nodes.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
  • Wheels can slip in sand, and turning in narrow spaces is a constant challenge.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
  • After Amunhotep calls in a swarm of locusts, Jay slips in to snap a picture.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
  • Benson tied it a minute into the second, slipping in a short backhander from the left side.
    — ABC News, 16 May 2026
  • The stock slipped in extended trading on Monday.
    — Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 1 June 2026
  • Even the weddings that work overtime to prevent a kind of corniness from slipping in wind up being twice as corny in their own way.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Dallas slipped in the rankings, dropping from 34th to 38th.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
  • Cats slip in and out of their miniature palazzo, vanishing and reappearing as if through unseen doors.
    — Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • If no roots are present, place slips in a jar of water for several days until a viable set of roots is established.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
  • In the 24th minute, Kossler scored on a perfectly slipped in ball from Natasha Flint.
    — ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • When Gwar plays, clubgoers are advised not to slip in the spurt of blood and other viscous fluids.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
  • With that information, attackers can find weak spots and slip in without setting off alarms.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Start positive, slip in the critique and end with encouragement.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • For a Nets team that has watched too many games slip in the same way, the early minutes of the fourth carried a familiar warning.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Carr was projected to be a mid-first-round pick but slipped in what many considered to be the deepest draft in a generation.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Your 6th House of Work asks for more relaxed pacing as the intuitive Moon slips in.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Celebrities often slip in quietly for dinner at The Loft or a low-key afternoon by the pool.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
  • Nérilia Mondésir slipped in a pass to Jess Fishlock who put on a few nifty moves to put the visitors ahead 1-0.
    — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Reviewers simply don’t have the bandwidth to thoroughly review every change, which allows bugs to slip in.
    — Ashish Selvaraj, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Bayern’s runs came more often from their full-backs, often underlapping into the channels and hoping to be slipped in by a team-mate.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And for many locals, Jacobsen noted, slipping in for a single drink — sometimes even a non‑alcoholic one — is simply enough to feel part of it all.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • Perhaps there was an unusual slip in quality control, suggested some outside experts.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • As attendees chatted over pizza and Jack Daniel’s, Thiel slipped in through the back door, joining the hipsters on folding chairs.
    — James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Drawback of Soil Growing A drawback to growing slips in soil both indoors and in the garden is the potential for rot.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
  • Planting Distance Plant sweet potato slips in the garden 12 to 18 inches apart in rows 3 feet apart.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
  • But with the technical regulation overhaul, McLaren has slipped in the pecking order.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Experian can’t slip in a line recommending its credit-boosting product.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026

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