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Examples of slipup in a Sentence
Noun
We were late because of a slipup in the schedule.
the marketing director made sure there were no slipups for the important presentation
Verb
if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong
Recent Examples on the Web
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
The work from May was focused on reducing the logical slipups made by large language models (LLMs).
—Will Knight, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Any verbal slip up or awkward interaction will be magnified at the NATO summit, putting more pressure on Biden to appear energetic and avoid mistakes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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Noun
In another slipup, Snake developers forgot to scrub the finished code for a new version of programming artifacts.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
The work from May was focused on reducing the logical slipups made by large language models (LLMs).
—Will Knight, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
Verb
In his previous trial, prosecutors framed Harrison as a calculated high-level dealer who was careful about his movements and slipped up in November 2019 when agents went to serve a search warrant on him and found drugs and a Glock handgun with an extended magazine.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Any verbal slip up or awkward interaction will be magnified at the NATO summit, putting more pressure on Biden to appear energetic and avoid mistakes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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“Slipup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slipup. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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