pass over

Example Sentences

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On Friday, the US president announced Kevin Warsh - a conservative whom he had passed over for the post, to his regret, during his first term - as his choice to replace Powell.

From BBC

For a moment, dread passed over his face.

From Literature

It has long been passed over when competing for such projects, said Don Cunningham, who heads the local development group.

From The Wall Street Journal

The record snowfall was "caused by deep and extensive cyclones with sharp atmospheric fronts passing over the Moscow region", the observatory said.

From Barron's

This time her 343rd “charge” is a hapless 87-year old CEO oil tycoon K. J. Boone unwilling to pass over from the “baffling country” of terminal illness toward its “inevitable occurrence.”

From Los Angeles Times