pass off

Example Sentences

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“We didn’t pass off the full tariff, and we mitigated wherever we could.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Here is a selection of winners from recent years that you can pass off as your own in the pub later on:

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

In Monday’s interview, he tried to pass off this turnabout as obvious, as if he had believed it all along.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2024

Somehow, Moss still managed to sling a pass off his back foot before all three came crashing down on him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

He eventually got a pass off, but it was so telegraphed and desperate that Marcus was able to intercept, and he took it to the hole for two points.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan