passes over
Example Sentences
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The junior has taken thousands of these reps, caught thousands of these passes over three seasons at USC, each filed away as a data point for Lemon to later access.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
This year’s solar eclipse will darken the sky as it passes over a swath of Mexico, the United States and Canada.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024
Since the doughnut shop is closed on Mondays, Huey is looking forward to watching the spectacle as it passes over his town between Cincinnati and Dayton.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
This should allow a more concentrated search by the drones, making several passes over the same area.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024
Two swallows were making passes over the fountain, and a chiffchaffs song was piercing the air from within the sinewy gloom of the giant cedar of Lebanon.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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