Used in a Sentence

slips

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for slips.

Editorial note

Be prepared to be blocked forever the first time a bad ad slips through your review process.

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Quick take

(cricket) the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of slips gathered in one view.

noun

(cricket) the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for slips.

noun

(cricket) the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively

Example sentences

1

Be prepared to be blocked forever the first time a bad ad slips through your review process.

2

The infrastructure supporting transient internet technologies is way way down the list of importance if the Cascadia Subduction Zone slips.

3

Their equipment and procedures appeared appallingly primitive - the controllers passed flights to each other by passing handwritten slips of paper.

4

When the inevitable bug slips though, you have to spend the time to fix it.

5

I'ma UK citizen, and I've filled in the VWP (Visa Waiver Program) green slips travelling to the US.

6

I just wish i could question her; get back as much data before she slips into the singularity.

7

There was something sort of whimsical about that video game aisle and the slips of paper you would have to bring to the register.

8

That's ridiculous, there are no yacht slips in St Barth, the only harbor is in Gustavia and even the superyachts Med-moor on the quay.

9

Boeing has subsequently gotten its share of grief for 787 slips.

10

Then when inevitably the plan slips there are signals of 'disappointment' and 'how can we improve / move faster' next time.

11

He doesn't do anything that's really pushing at boundaries, and so when I go looking for music he kind of slips away.

12

If my blood sugar gets low, my judgment slips.

Quote examples

1

Reminds me of Stephen King's rejection slips: "By the time I was fourteen the nail in my wall would no longer support the weight of the rejection slips impaled upon it.

2

One of the controllers told us that the FAA had been working on a more-modern system for many years, but the reason they still used the paper slips was that "They work".

3

The more developers who get on board with the "fuck you, Apple; if you want our sites to work for our users, then you need to fix your shit", the more pressure there will be from users for Apple to either fix Safari themselves or allow the installation of real alternative browsers on iOS, and thus the sooner either of those things will happen (or Apple slips closer to its pre-iPod days of borderline-obscurity).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use slips in a sentence?

Be prepared to be blocked forever the first time a bad ad slips through your review process.

What does slips mean?

(cricket) the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively

What part of speech is slips?

slips is commonly used as noun.