passing

Example Sentences

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Attendees were able to access the Hilton’s lobby and lower levels without going through security scans, only passing through magnetometers as they entered the ballroom where the dinner was held.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Safe passing with little creativity showed their nerves, and eight defeats in 11 in all competitions explained a lack of confidence.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Fertilizer prices have increased dramatically since the start of the war, as the nitrogen and phosphorus needed to produce fertilizer passing through the strait has become scarce.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

His passing did not come out of the blue.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

They looked so forlorn that I picked them up and carried them in my cap rather than leaving them for some passing skunk.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen