How to Use pass on in a Sentence
pass on
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Jake DeBrusk made a crisp pass on the boards to get the puck to Zacha.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
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Kyle told The Guardian in 2007 that his father had passed on the film.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
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Cook never plans to leave the farm, no matter whom it gets passed on to.
—Cara Nixon, oregonlive, 17 July 2023
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Among Black test takers ages 50 and older, just 22% passed on the first try.
—Grace Rubenstein, STAT, 18 Jan. 2024
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If Montgomery County had been deep red, Phillips might have passed on the idea.
—TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
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These cost savings are then passed on to consumers in the form of lower prices.
—Evan Arroyo, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
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That delay comes from a law passed on Capitol Hill 28 years ago.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
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But he had been passed on the depth chart by Willi Castro, and a role for him on this year’s roster was not clear.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
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The three-star recruit passed on offers from Alabama and Texas to join the Tigers.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
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The bill was passed on a voice vote by the Assembly in February, but failed to come to a vote in the Senate.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
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These costs are passed on to the shopper, which means fresh birds can be more expensive.
—Jackie Freeman, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023
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In May, Lily Tomlin claimed the original stars passed on it.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 27 July 2024
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The fine is to be passed on to the U.K. government’s treasury department.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024
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Brown finished 2 of 6 passing on the series and McCord came back out to start the next series.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
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Drug advertising should be banned and the money saved should be passed on to the consumer.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
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The Senate version, proposed by Ebbin, passed on a party-line vote of 21-19.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
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Politely passing on a chance to help the public make sense of a story that still doesn’t add up, Ohtani bowed and slipped out of the room.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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Eat at the phenomenal on-site restaurant, Prospect, and don't pass on the sourdough bread.
—Brandon Presser, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 July 2023
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In 2014, Scott spent six months studying for the Virginia bar exam, passing on his first try.
—Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
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Sure-handed star receiver Cooper Kupp dropped a pass on the Rams’ first play.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
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But the reality is that once those two centers were passed on, the rest of the group were less likely to be plug-and-play options.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
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Brady and Brees completed close to 35% of their passes on first and second downs to running backs.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
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Biles kept all three of her tumbling passes on the floor inbounds, something that was a problem at times in 2021.
—Will Graves, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
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The offer included two first-round picks and more, and the Panthers passed on the swap with the idea that Burns was a cornerstone player.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
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But Take Note The interchangeable cards can be tricky to switch out and may not be durable enough to pass on to another child.
—Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 26 Mar. 2024
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That play set up Jefferson's 4-yard touchdown pass on a slant to Broden.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 19 Nov. 2023
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Pain-pleasure inverts that eat and reproduce would pass on their genes just as well as us.
—Philip Goff, Scientific American, 3 July 2024
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While three teams drafted their quarterback of the future, a few that passed on Levis in Round 1 could decide to take him in the second round.
—Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2023
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And those savings could be passed on to consumers, Epstein suggested.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2024
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On Sunday, Purdy stayed after practice and threw passes on the run to Guillermo Escalante, one of the equipment staff’s sure-handed members.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
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