passing over
Example Sentences
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The supervisors appointed Curtis in a 3-2 vote, passing over Joanna Francescut, who had worked in the elections office since 2008 and was Darling Allen’s number two.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
At least six aircraft passing over Riyadh scattered after an attack on the Saudi Arabian capital, tracking data from Flightradar24 shows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The record snowfall was "caused by deep and extensive cyclones with sharp atmospheric fronts passing over the Moscow region", the observatory said.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
You'd see all the driving runs, the physical attributes, his ball-striking and his passing over distance.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024
She went into the tiny, windowless bedroom that she shared with Neeley and sat on her own cot in the dark waiting for the waves of panic to stop passing over her.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
