passed over
Example Sentences
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His sentence of three years and three months is a month more than the previous longest sentence passed over the disorder.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
“The most important event is to be in any single roster,” said Pochettino, who made Argentina’s team for the 2002 World Cup after being passed over four years earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
The monitor had been designed with screws in the back that had 25 concentric circles machined into their flat heads to make them sparkle as light passed over them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
She then gave the courier a safe word provided by the scammers and passed over her bank cards in an envelope with the fake crime reference number.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
But then, as if a dark cloud had passed over the sun, I felt the great eye of the wizard watching me through the trees.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
