pass by

Example Sentences

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"If you regularly pass by a café that operates a WiFi network, you could be identified there without noticing it and be recognized later -- for example by public authorities or companies."

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

"When hedgehogs pass by each other, you can tell that they are interacting. Maybe that's just chemical reactions to smelling each other," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

We pass by the opportunity to invest our resources in other kinds of things like producing more housing.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

He was eventually released without charge and continues to work, but usually hides with his clients when the patrols pass by.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

People continued to pass by our house, spreading word of impending terror.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat