2004, Margaret Metz, Live by the Bottle, Interactive Publications (→ISBN), page 100:
Gordon's been burbling on for a while but now he's cranky, perhaps because he's sensed she's dipped out of the conversation for a minute. 'I'm only telling you this because you want me to,' he complains, 'because you're asking questions.
(Can we date this quote?), Darcy Coates, The Folcroft Ghosts, Black Owl Books
Her brother had dipped out of the conversation by keeping his attention fixed on the book in his lap. Not for the first time, Tara wished she could read in the car without becoming sick.
2019, Drew Manning, Complete Keto: A Guide to Transforming Your Body and Your Mind for Life, Hay House, Inc (→ISBN):
So you don't need to stay in a state of ketosis forever unless that's what works best for you. Even I don't stay in ketosis all the time. I don't freak out if I have to dip out of ketosis for my daughter's birthday cake or we go out and we have pancakes ...
"Kristopher told me you were here... Thought it wouldn't be right for me to not say hey." "I would have preferred you didn't," Jefferson said, and Felicity elbowed him to remind him to remain professional. Logan dipped out quickly, catching on to the fact that Jefferson certainly didn't want to talk.
