passing by
Example Sentences
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While at times the show has caused me to choke up slightly, I find myself more so tearful that the magic of my kids’ childhoods is passing by.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
"My children are growing up far away from me, and the years are passing by as if we are cut off from the world and life itself," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Out the corner of my eye, I noticed this teddy bear chair in one of the waiting rooms we were passing by.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
It was a place of passing by, a hallway to stop in, but rarely stay.
From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025
A man passing by stopped a moment to take it in.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
