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
• The provision was stripped from the final bill passed by the Senate.
  — Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
• Quigley uses these two variations to mix things up and help the time pass by.
  — Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
• The bill was passed by the state legislature and became law in June 2019.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 May 2024
• Both nominees' plans would have to be passed by Congress, which has the power of the purse.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Smiling, friendly faces are the norm rather than the exception—from the clerk at the drugstore to folks just passing by on the street.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 May 2024
• Lovett also said the noise level from a drone is similar to a car passing by on the street.
  — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
• 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
• In the statute passed by Ohio voters, a Sept. 7 deadline had been set for the recreational rollout statewide.
  — Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Both ballot measures must pass by 60% to be passed into law.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Sep. 2024
• There’s no car coming or going on the narrow road that passes by Mount Zion.
  — Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
• 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
• At that quiet hour, not a single car passed by on that usually busy street.
  — Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
• For the military aid to be blocked, the resolutions would have to be passed by both houses of Congress and signed by Biden.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
• The other day, my daughter and I were walking to her soccer practice, passing by sparrows and also people.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024