pass off

Example Sentences

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When they try to pass off the stupid thing they said as a “joke.”

From Salon • May 20, 2026

So the test of this state visit will not be how well the ceremonies, speeches and walk-abouts pass off.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Kelley Warburton scored on a 30-yard pass off a trick play early in the fourth quarter as the Huskies tried to fight back.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2024

“It’s my fault. I was rude to the interviewer,” I say, with what I try to pass off as penitence.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood