passing by

Example Sentences

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"Nobody wants to see violence in this area. I hope everyone in the shops and everyone passing by is okay."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“You’re passing by hundreds, thousands of people, and they’re all cheering you on,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“I live between Switzerland and Croatia and now that I know how to pick it up, I hear it in cars passing by a cafe in Geneva and in Croatia,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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

He flattened himself against the wall and watched the people passing by the entrance to the passage.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke