passing by
Example Sentences
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"In this soup of quark-gluon plasma, there are numerous quarks and gluons passing by and colliding with each other," Lee explains.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
He would claim that he’d be passing by the accused’s cell and strike up a conversation, and before long the fellow prisoner would be unburdening himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The only pedestrians passing by one vacant dirt lot near 6th Street were a couple of teens on BMX bikes wearing smoke-blocking face masks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The protest in Lima began in San Martin Square and proceeded through the historic center of the city, passing by the front of Congress.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
How could anybody passing by see them and imagine for themselves what the flavor would be like?
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
