pass over
Example Sentences
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But the company has struggled for years as inflation-weary consumers pass over its dependable brands in favor of cheaper generic options.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
This time her 343rd “charge” is a hapless 87-year old CEO oil tycoon K. J. Boone unwilling to pass over from the “baffling country” of terminal illness toward its “inevitable occurrence.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
Intercontinental ballistic missiles fired from Russia or China at North America would probably pass over or near Greenland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
Melissa is forecast to pass over Cuba by Wednesday before moving through the Antillas Mayores and out into the Atlantic.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
He turns back to Denny, and I see this look pass over Michelle’s face—half panic, half confusion.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
