How to Use pass by in a Sentence

pass by

phrasal verb

• 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
• Quigley uses these two variations to mix things up and help the time pass by.
  — Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• 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
• Congress was supposed to have appropriations, or spending bills for the rest of the fiscal year, ready to pass by the end of the week.
  — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
• The money will come from the Inflation Reduction Act, passed by Democrats last year.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2023
• The three-judge court gave the plaintiffs until Friday to file objections to the new map passed by the Legislature.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 25 July 2023
• That’s more generous than the $8,000 ESA package passed by the state Senate earlier in the session.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2023
• Whenever a soldier passes by his store, Sribnyi stops to give them a gift.
  — Dasha Sviachena, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2023
• Other countries, meanwhile, have passed by the United States.
  — David Leonhardt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• Before the Jeddah race, a DJ bounced among fans, riling up the crowd with impromptu quizzes or throwing F1 merch, and some of the drivers passed by and signed shirts.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
• As the end of hibernation nears, the fecal plug fills the lower 7-15 inches of intestine and is passed by the bear near its den entrance.
  — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 29 Nov. 2023
• The renderings show boats docked just outside the ballpark on the Chicago River and what looks like a water taxi passing by.
  — Andrew Seligman, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
• On day two, the train will continue its journey east, passing by mountains and an idyllic lake.
  — Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2023
• The route passed by picturesque espigueiros, stone and wood sheds traditionally used to store corn.
  — Ann Abel, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024