How to Use pass by in a Sentence

pass by

phrasal verb
Definition of pass bynext
  • But the first three couples to pass by agreed to do the interview.
    — Stefano Montali, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The referendum on the latter passed by 66.4% of the vote.
    — Marshall Ingwerson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
  • And this was a law passed by Congress, and Congress said this was OK.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 12 June 2023
  • The reauthorization bill was first passed by the House in June 2023.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Drink wine and look at the moon and think of all the civilizations the moon has seen passing by.
    — Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 9 Apr. 2024
  • If passed by two-thirds of the Senate, the change would then have to be approved by voters.
    — Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The provision was stripped from the final bill passed by the Senate.
    — Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • Quigley uses these two variations to mix things up and help the time pass by.
    — Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The bill was passed by the state legislature and became law in June 2019.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 May 2024
  • Both nominees' plans would have to be passed by Congress, which has the power of the purse.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Other students peered through the windows of their classrooms as the group passed by.
    — Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The short clip clearly shows the creature walking and then squatting as the train passes by.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 Oct. 2023
  • While walking this last stretch, I was often passed by a woman in a car, the seats full of youngsters.
    — Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Turn in any direction, and a dog of some sort was likely to be passing by.
    — Jennifer Peltz, ajc, 6 May 2023
  • More than one anti-Trumper passing by let an F-bomb fly.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Smiling, friendly faces are the norm rather than the exception—from the clerk at the drugstore to folks just passing by on the street.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 May 2024
  • Lovett also said the noise level from a drone is similar to a car passing by on the street.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
  • Then, around 6:00 a.m., an city bus driver passing by saw the pregnant woman lying on the side of the road.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • As joggers passed by in shorts, Haugen told me the story of her nerve damage.
    — Jeff Horwitz, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
  • In the statute passed by Ohio voters, a Sept. 7 deadline had been set for the recreational rollout statewide.
    — Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The video also showed the sedan pulling onto Greenway Road at the same time as the motorcyclist passed by.
    — Aidan Wohl, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2023
  • The bill passed by a vote of 76-28, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Her dad took time off to drive her, the Kansas plains passing by as the past three nights of interview prep played over in her head.
    — Nick Fouriezos, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • House Bill 3095 was passed by the state Senate earlier this year, and Pritzker signed it late last week.
    — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Both ballot measures must pass by 60% to be passed into law.
    — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Sep. 2024
  • There’s no car coming or going on the narrow road that passes by Mount Zion.
    — Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
  • The berms are cleared to reduce the chance of collisions with trees, but then the landscape seems to pass by more slowly, which invites greater speed.
    — Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Gibson-Marshall also knew the shooter, who passed by but didn't harm her.
    — CBS News, 28 July 2023
  • At that quiet hour, not a single car passed by on that usually busy street.
    — Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Those measures would roll back laws passed by the legislature's Democratic majorities, including a cap-and-trade law that Republicans say has led to higher gas prices.
    — Melissa Santos, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024

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