passant
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of passant
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French, present participle of passer to pass; see -ant
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He neither relies on voiceovers nor films them obliquely à la Polanski, who gives us the poetry en passant.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2022
Have pretty women, attractive men, guests who are en passant, the flavor of another language.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2013
Most charmingly, there is an array of heraldic beasts: lions passant, dragons rampant, griffins segreant and more.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2010
One is the number of en passant errors and omissions.
From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2010
Guenever looked upon the six lioncels passant regardant —they were marching along with red tongues and daws, winking pertly over their backsides and waving their flame- tipped tails.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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