unpassed
- a word derived from passed.
Example Sentences
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Lawmakers already were facing a crunch to deal with unpassed defense appropriations bills, as well as reconciling the clashing House and Senate versions of the mammoth 2020 defense authorization bill.
From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2019
John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight on Sunday revolved around the topic of the unpassed equal rights amendment and its importance to gender discrimination.
From The Guardian • Jun. 10, 2019
With hours to go and many bills left unpassed, including a levy proposal school officials said was key to avoiding a funding crisis, the session seemed sure to lapse into legislative overtime.
From Washington Times • Apr. 29, 2019
All told, Nixon cited 27 proposals, including 19 bills left unpassed by Congress last year, which he said needed to be enacted.
From Time Magazine Archive
Would that the gods would harden My soul against its torment, or would blind Those yearning glimpses of a life at rest In perfect beauty—glimpses at the best Through unpassed bars.
From The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems by Huxley, Aldous
