passing out
Example Sentences
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With high inflation ravaging the economy, Greenspan recoiled when he learned Ford’s advisers planned a grassroots movement to encourage personal savings by passing out buttons that proclaimed, “Whip Inflation Now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Marooned passengers told the BBC people had been vomiting and passing out in the heat and now did not know how they would get home.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 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
In 47 minutes, star guard Maxey made 18-of-30 shots from the floor, 6-of-15 from three-point range, and 12-of-14 free throws while passing out nine assists and grabbing five rebounds.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
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
