passage

Example Sentences

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One of the most common rites of passage for young Americans is spending the long summer hours working as a camp counselor, lifeguarding at the local pool, stocking shelves or serving up dinners to regulars.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The conclusion, a wordless moment between father and daughter set to the strains of Bach played on a broken pipe organ, was the most devastating passage of the entire festival.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Abraham Lincoln, for instance, evoked a biblical passage to frame the preamble’s emphasis on equality as a foundational American concept.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It was not intended as a passage for travel, but as a way to maintain consistency between gravity and quantum physics.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

I hovered in the passage between the shop and the back room, waiting to hear what the matchmaker had to say.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu