pass by
Example Sentences
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The Aggies led 41-20 later in the fourth when Julio Humphrey intercepted a pass by Boley and returned it 45 yards for another score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
She romantically contends that street food is an “impulse buy – you pass by it, and it smells good, so you buy it to eat quickly.”
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
"There is a local saying that if you put a camera at an intersection in Chongqing, every 30 seconds you'll see a motorcycle pass by," said Zhang Yuanming, a 29-year-old motorbike enthusiast and instructor.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
But not anymore - at least not while the Houthis are threatening vessels that pass by their coast.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"And this change, O most learned Prince, has doubtless been brought to pass by the powerful incantations of those wicked persons who now call themselves kings and queens of Narnia."
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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