pass for

Example Sentences

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NEW YORK—The JetBlue agent scanned my boarding pass for Flight 1107 to London and welcomed me to the airline’s version of the lie-flat life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Janecke set up the score, skating behind the net, then delivering a short centering pass for Dunne on the edge of the crease.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

With St Pauli pushing to cut the deficit in stoppage time, Leverkusen hit the visitors on the break and Alejandro Grimaldo guided a lovely pass for Hofmann to score.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Although Shaheed didn’t catch another pass for the rest of the game, the Rams’ secondary had no choice but to devote precious resources to covering him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

“Surely then you be the sister he talks about, for you look just like him and could pass for twins.”

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman