passing through
Example Sentences
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Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 while passing through Iran on a round-the-world motorcycle trip.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The area felt fun and funky, but I was only passing through, determined to get to my next destination.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
In the 15th century, the Danish monarchy started collecting “sound dues” on ships crossing the Baltic Sea passing through Øresund, a narrow strait between the port towns of Helsingor and Helsingborg.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Binance’s internal investigators and foreign law-enforcement officials warned last year that Iranian-linked funds were still passing through the platform.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
They came to a cleft between two dark crags, and passing through found themselves on the very edge of the last fence of Mordor.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
