pass by

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

You can imagine the first misplaced pass by Spurs, they will blame it on Frank, and those grumbles will only grow as the game goes on.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

A vote in October failed to pass by a 25-24 margin with six guides abstaining.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

But 17-year-old Lennart Karl became the first player to score against Arsenal in the Champions League this season, firing home from an excellent volleyed pass by Serge Gnabry.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Three days after Fannie’s death, grieving people lined the streets before dawn, waiting for her casket to pass by.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell