Sentence examples for something that was slipping from inspiring English sources

The circus might have started as an emblem of aspiration, of nineteenth-century prowess and dominion, but, by the time of Meisler's visit, photographing the circus was a project of nostalgia, of capturing something that was slipping away.

I couldn't wait for something that was slipping through my fingers like sand.

Time is simultaneously something the aged, frail Henri has in abundance and a precious commodity that is slipping away.

But this morning the Jets must face the reality that something that was very much in their grasp slipped away.

"We've failed on occasion and made something that's simply baffling, that's slipped into impenetrability".

By taking something that is a slip up in one moment and exaggerating it we have turned it into a self rejecting self image and will generate lots of emotions every time we think about it.

Another key concern is why I intuitively questioned the victim about her actions, but let the conduct of a powerful senior figure slip as something that is "to be expected".

The Z1 Compact is also slips into pockets easily, something that's often overlooked by much larger smartphones.

That is something that's out there.

This was less a reunion than a recognition that something was slipping away that could not be recovered.

During the last quarter, observers of the venture capital industry have noted that something was slipping away — namely, seed and early-stage venture activity.