passing

Example Sentences

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Some individuals compare the noise to cicadas or even a passing freight train, Price said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

If that is true, then the most consequential relationship humanity now faces is with the cognitive systems we are building and depending on more with each passing year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's weird to see so many police," Henry Rickets, a Canadian tourist passing through the area, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“We are heartbroken over the passing of Stacey King, a true Oklahoma legend,” current Sooners coach Porter Moser said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

I ask one of the women passing out papers.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse