pass off

Example Sentences

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Fraudsters could theoretically attempt to pass off a different insect species as one of those four.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

“We didn’t pass off the full tariff, and we mitigated wherever we could.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

In Monday’s interview, he tried to pass off this turnabout as obvious, as if he had believed it all along.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2024

Some who are infected might pass off their symptoms simply as a cold or allergies when it could be the start of a COVID-19 illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

In Cleopatra’s absence, Arsinoe had tried to pass off an imposter as Ptolemy XIII, alive and well and claiming his place on the throne.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby