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Meanings of slip quietly in English

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Usage of slip quietly in English
1
Shall we permit him to slip quietly through our fingers, and disappear?
Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
2
Management books, by their nature, slip quietly on to the shelves without much hype.
The Irish Times
3
Rumors would slip quietly along in one direction or another.
Thief of lives
4
Then the young people would slip quietly away, as merry as truants from school.
Caught in the Net
5
But with road deaths climbing, McLoughlin may choose to let this one slip quietly away.
The Guardian
6
I had not thought that anyone had seen us slip quietly back into the cafeteria.
Monster Hunter International
7
He didn't release her hand, had no intention of allowing her to slip quietly away.
Public secrets
8
You would like to shrink into a corner, and to slip quietly through life unnoticed.
The Recreations of a Country Parson
9
Then he would slip quietly away and find Lee.
Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
10
Their orders were to slip quietly round, and wait in the Dovecote till the diver came.
Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale
11
In order to meet another engagement, he tried to slip quietly out while I was speaking.
My Memories of Eighty Years
12
She didn't want to make it easy for him to slip quietly in and out of bed.
The Mammoth Hunters
13
I should say I had just met a fellow running up stairs, and should slip quietly off.
In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy
14
Our girls looked at each other and made signs, and nodded, and began to slip quietly out.
Four Girls at Chautauqua
15
I'll slip quietly to my room, and it shall be a secret between us, Rex-youand I.
Sisters Three
16
Once successful, he would slip quietly through a door or window before anybody noticed that he was missing.
Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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