How to Use Passover in a Sentence

Passover

1 of 2 noun

• The Passover menu is gluten-free (except for the Matzah Brittle).
  — Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• During Passover, be sure to check that the matzo is Kosher for Passover.
  — Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
• This year, the weeklong Passover holiday and Easter happen to take place at the same time.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2023
• Seder is a ritual dinner marking the start of Passover.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
• This is due to the fact that Passover always begins on the night of a full moon in accordance with the Jewish calendar.
  — Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2024
• Tel Aviv Spending Passover in Israel feels like cheating.
  — David Harsanyi, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
• My mother-in-law spent days cleaning and sweeping before Passover.
  — Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 17 Sep. 2023
• For Passover from April 22 to April 30, the resort also offers a seder dinner at its oceanfront Azul restaurant.
  — Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• The a cappella group releases a music video in honor of Hanukkah and Passover every year.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
• His group, which does not support the Zionist movement, observed Passover and Shabbat at the encampment.
  — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
• Zachary Ottenstein didn’t expect to bond with his dad over chess and classic rock during his trip home from Florida at the end of Passover.
  — Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2023
• During Passover many avoid rice and other grains; but quinoa, which has a grain-like texture, is actually a grass, and is suitable for Passover menus.
  — Yakir Levy, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
• Such discussions, Twitty says, are integral to the spirit of Passover.
  — Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• For both Easter and Passover, create small decorative vignettes in the living room, a corner of the kitchen, the breakfast room and the main entryway.
  — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Sure, lamb is a great centerpiece for your Passover or Easter dinner, but why save it for special occasions?
  — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 29 Feb. 2024
• The literal approach to the Passover Haggadah’s four sons, or more broadly, four children, is straightforward.
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2024
• There are many different ways to conduct the service but the main goal is to tell the Passover story so that it is passed down, generation to generation.
  — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
• Gallant said that a closure imposed last Wednesday, on the eve of Passover, would remain in effect until the holiday ends on Wednesday night.
  — Josef Federman, ajc, 9 Apr. 2023
• For many American Jews, Passover seder means one thing: tradition (cue music from Fiddler).
  — Devra Ferst, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2024
• Thousands of Jewish worshippers were seen gathering at the Western Wall for prayers marking Passover.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 9 Apr. 2023
• But with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan overlapping this year with the Jewish holiday of Passover, there had been widespread fears that tensions over the contested site could disrupt that peace.
  — Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
• The remaining potato mixture is smoothed on top of that, and then sprinkled with either matzoh meal (for Passover) or breadcrumbs (for any other occasion), which have been tossed with a bit of oil.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
• The organizers wrote a code of conduct governing the space and have organized interfaith services, a teach-in on antisemitism, and a Passover Seder.
  — Nara Milanich, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
• The circumstances made the evening meal marking the start of Passover a ceremony of reflection, grief, and solidarity.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2024
• Highlights of the residence include a glitzy grand salon—the same room where Howard Ratner (Sandler) and his family gathered for a chaotic Passover dinner.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024
• Before every Passover when the bakery closes its doors for the holiday, my wife bakes cheesecake brownies for them as a sign of mutuality.
  — Michael Eisenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2023
• Encampments have hosted Shabbat dinners and Passover seders.
  — Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
• For the uninitiated, the Haggadah is a sort of manual book that is read during the Seder dinner, telling the story of Passover and providing instructions on the more ritualistic parts of the event.
  — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
• This weekend marks the rare occurrence when Easter, Passover, and Ramadan all coincide, which only happens a mere three times each century.
  — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Apr. 2023
• Before Israelis gathered for this year’s Passover, the center published tips for families hoping to overcome their differences on the issue.
  — Gabby Sobelman, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023

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pass over

2 of 2 verb

• I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before.
• The 2039 eclipse will only pass over the skies in the state of Alaska.
  — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2023
• The plates are on a slope and have started to move as cars pass over them.
  — John Thompson, ajc, 4 July 2020
• Which refugees will get chosen, and which will get passed over?
  — Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2023
• The movement has been the main driver in getting about a dozen new state laws passed over the past four years.
  — Rob Kuznia, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
• Let all or a majority of the birds pass over the pond, and then go put the decoys out.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 12 Jan. 2021
• At the end, the helicopter took a pass over the museum where staffers waved at the camera.
  — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
• But if a few flocks pass over without so much as a look, hit them with a greeting call.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023
• If heavy clouds pass over, charging will be paused but will restart when the sun is shining again.
  — Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2022
• First player to land on, or pass over, the Airport for the return journey wins.
  — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 2 June 2012
• The eyes of the casual observer might pass over items such as these.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• As the shadow passed over Lake Champlain, daytime paused as the world turned to darkness.
  — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
• The shape also encourages winds to pass over the greenhouse.
  — Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2023
• San Marcos swarmed Bremer, who popped a pass over them to a cutting Herzberg.
  — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
• Expected to pass over at 7:27 pm EST, the asteroid does not pose a risk to the planet.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 26 Jan. 2023
• That money is part of a $1.2 trillion spending bill passed over the weekend.
  — Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
• To protect themselves, the Israelites were told to mark their dwellings with lamb's blood so that the angel of death would pass over their homes.
  — Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 17 Sep. 2023
• The Coxes have worked hard to draw money to the science center, which had often been passed over by wealthy donors in the past.
  — Amanda Gordon, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
• As a high school prospect, Cam Ward was passed over by every major program.
  — Laine Higgins, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2023
• Will Hutson remain a starter or will Holden or Bryant pass over him?
  — oregonlive, 31 July 2023
• Ladd McConkey, who had two fumbles last week, dropped a pass over the middle that ended one drive.
  — Marc Weiszer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2022
• The wildlife corridors pass over and under the giant Trans-Canada Highway, which cuts the park in half.
  — Martha Shade, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023
• The warm, easterly winds typically sweep in from the deserts, pass over the mountain slopes and head toward the coast.
  — Hayley Smithstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
• The also ensured with the park that the line didn't block any helicopter space or pass over roads or waterways.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2021
• Brian Robinson dropped a pass over the middle on third-and-6 to force Alabama’s first field goal attempt of the day.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 11 Sep. 2021
• Even after passing over big spills of both wet and dry debris, the O-Cedar mop left the floor spotless without a trace of residue in our tests.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
• Her eyes passed over a man in pink-rimmed sunglasses staring out the window in Hyattsville.
  — Justin George, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
• Unlike a foil shaver, the cutting heads on a rotary shaver catch the hairs and cut them, which can pick up coarser hairs that the tiny holes on a foil shaver might pass over.
  — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2021
• Not long after, Klum got in the studio and passed over her breathy, delicate vocals.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
• Leonhard, however, is no longer with the program after he was passed over for the team's head coaching job.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024