Sentence examples for was slipping from from inspiring English sources

Plainly, Kunduz was slipping from the Taliban's grasp.

Gradually it became clear that he was slipping from contention, despite his best efforts.

As the day passed, the feeling grew in the Army of Tennessee that victory was slipping from its grasp.

A return to open trade, conservationists fear, would stimulate demand for a product that was slipping from public favour.

His memories of the distant past were vivid and detailed, but the here and now was slipping from his grasp.

"We felt," Staley says, "that one of the most amazing moments in gay history was slipping from our collective memory".

"Tripoli is slipping from the grasp of a tyrant.

The mason jars, full of cream, were slipping from my grip.

The empire is slipping from living memory, perhaps taking the delusions of grandeur with it.

By Betsy Morais October 4, 2013 The mason jars, full of cream, were slipping from my grip.

I'm starting the new year with the sinking feeling that important opportunities are slipping from the nation's grasp.