pass over

Example Sentences

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When the spacecraft arrive at Mars, they will initially travel along the same orbital path, passing over identical regions at slightly different times.

From Science Daily

It was like a kind of wave passed over the class when she finished talking.

From Literature

That year, however, he was ultimately passed over by Khomeini and detained by the Revolutionary Guard.

From Salon

At least six aircraft passing over Riyadh scattered after an attack on the Saudi Arabian capital, tracking data from Flightradar24 shows.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1973 it adopted the War Powers Resolution, passed over Richard Nixon's veto, to become the only lasting limit on unilateral presidential military action abroad.

From Barron's