pass off

Example Sentences

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“In December, a massive upside in PPI was driven by a spike in wholesale trade for machinery and equipment, suggesting that wholesalers were likely passing off higher costs along the supply chain,” Reid notes.

From Barron's

Considering the slop he tries to pass off as palatable, this is actually a blessing.

From Salon

Instead, exporters kept their prices the same, passing off the cost of tariffs to any company importing their goods, which in turn responded by increasing the price of those goods to shoppers.

From BBC

Fraudsters could theoretically attempt to pass off a different insect species as one of those four.

From BBC

Or, in his case, passed off like a hot potato to the next school.

From Literature