Example Sentences

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“Capivaras!” exclaimed one Brazilian passenger after another, all of whom had passed cows and horses without much reaction.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Colbert joked about how little time had passed since leaving network television, framing the return as a kind of immediate re-entry into a different corner of the media ecosystem rather than a true departure.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Hearing that the law had passed, she said, was nearly the same as hearing the guilty verdict read at the end of her former son-in-law's trial.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Sunday, BEY03F had passed just south of Mt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

After the plane had passed, she got up and hurried on to the airfield in her broken shoes.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein