passed
Example Sentences
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Earlier this week, five ships passed through the international waterway during a 24-hour period, compared with the prewar volume of around 150.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Charlotte's dad, Shane, a Port Vale season ticket holder, ran the pub up until he passed away in 2022.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Every time I passed that corner I thought about it, how this life was dripping away whether we were awake inside it or not.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“I just passed on a package of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips this morning because the bag was $10,” one Reddit user wrote in a discussion thread about the E-shaped economy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
But to my terror I passed one station after another—heart, lungs, scalp, throat—and still I was in the line.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
