passing out
Example Sentences
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"In the mid-2000s, I remember passing out, and I saw children pass out, too. About three or four of them went down like a stone," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
We get up there and it’s hot and humid and people are passing out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
That may have been outré to a middle and high-schooler trying to be cool, but at some point post-college, the Chili Peppers became synonymous with sweaty fools passing out in strip mall parking lots.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
Kate Movius moved among a roomful of Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, passing out a pop trivia quiz and paper prism glasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
In the bunkers, they tended small children, passing out food, milk, and toys.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
