How to Use passing in a Sentence

passing

1 of 2 noun

• We all mourned his passing.
• After her husband's passing, she moved to a smaller house.
• And the person started talking about Samhain and death and the passing of the year.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2023
• With the Queen's passing, the crown has moved to Charles and his coronation is in May.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 23 Apr. 2023
• Which is what made the passing of Matthew Perry so hard.
  — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2023
• Pirelli’s overall concept for the yearly shoot is to mark the passing of time.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
• So, ladies and gentlemen, hats off and stand for the passing of a genius.
  — Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2023
• Playing since her passing has been both a blessing and a curse.
  — Jon Gold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
• Our inability to get around the ball and our passing was very poor.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
• Fourth down: 0-of-1 passing, and 2 runs for 5 yards, one converting a first down.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2023
• Martin and Carter shared son Prince, who was just weeks away from turning one year old at the time of his dad’s passing.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2023
• But news of his passing did not reach Indiana for years.
  — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2023
• Matt Gudinski is now at the helm of the group, following the passing of his father Michael in 2021.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2023
• Sorry to hear of the passing of John Underwood, who died in Florida in April at the age of 88.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
• His passing comes just months after his brother Robbie died at the age of 69.
  — Justine Browning, EW.com, 1 May 2023
• For all of the passing, the Bulldogs have thrown just 10 interceptions.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
• Here’s to You, Mom: What a beautiful way to look at your mother’s passing.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2023
• News of her mother’s sudden passing takes her back home and to the even more shocking news that her mother has bequeathed the house to her.
  — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 5 May 2023
• The passing of the storm Friday/Saturday will usher in our first true arctic blast of the season.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
• The news of Janice’s passing was shared by her brother on social media.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• Monteith’s former roommate Justin Neil talked to Newsweek about what the decade has been like since his friend’s passing.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 13 July 2023
• Give her the date of his passing, his obituary and the location of his final resting place.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
• He was surrounded by family at the time of his passing.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
• Walther said he is deeply saddened by Lowery's passing.
  — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2023
• Munger’s passing has brought up the question of succession at Berkshire.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
• In the moments after taking off, the pilots called out altitude and the passing of way points on the landscape below.
  — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 8 May 2023
• In that moment, the agent and William shared a glance as a plane ascended from Midway Airport, the sound fading away with the passing of a booming car beat.
  — David Means, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• In the Norwegian film, Mahler and his daughter, Anna, mourn the too early passing of his grandson.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
• Following his passing, the set became a massive commercial success, and in the weeks since, it’s continued to perform well.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
• Jewish Federations mourn his passing, and our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.
  — Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024

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passing

2 of 2 adjective

• Let's hope that these shoes are just a passing fad.
• Someone called out from a passing car.
• She sells flowers to passing motorists.
• At times, the game looked like a 7-on-7 passing league.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2022
• The Vikings present a steep challenge in the passing game as well.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2022
• The run game needs to get better to open up the passing game.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2022
• With the passing years, will Eliza be able to hold her own?
  — Alida Becker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
• James is very adept on third down in the passing game as a route runner.
  — oregonlive, 1 Feb. 2022
• As McBride took the lead on the ground most times, Brown contributed in the passing game as well as in the rushing game.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 12 July 2022
• Getting a passing mark doesn’t just mean sharing the ball.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
• Can Auburn step it up in the passing game against Western Kentucky?
  — al, 18 Nov. 2022
• Finally, the passing game seems to be either short or long to this point in the season.
  — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2022
• Most of the week is dry, with the exception of Wednesday, when rain is a good bet because of a passing front.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2022
• The biggest impact, when combining the portal and draft, comes in the passing game.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 18 Jan. 2022
• The storm is forecast to slow down off the coast of Florida and a passing front could expand Ian’s wind field.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2022
• So their lack of rush game may lead to even more passing volume in this matchup, which only helps Kupp.
  — Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
• In addition, Temple ranks third in the country in the fewest passing yards allowed by the defense and first in the AAC.
  — Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2022
• Purdue's passing game is ready to prepare for the next level.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2022
• At the time his career ended held or shared the OSU records for most passing yards and touchdowns in a game, and season.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 9 Apr. 2022
• Back to the four main parties, who were upping the price by millions with every passing minute.
  — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 May 2023
• Currence got going in a passing game that was dormant in the first half, and nearly scored on a pass but was ruled stopped at the 1.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2022
• With each passing moment, more happens to the hot plasma.
  — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2023
• The threat of Tischer’s speed, meanwhile, only opened up the passing game.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
• The Blazers continue to build the offense each week and the passing game is starting to kick into gear at the right time.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 13 Oct. 2022
• The only missing piece on this Michigan team is deep passing game.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2022
• That’s not all tight ends do in OSU’s offense, but to go from a big threat to almost nothing in the passing game can’t be overlooked.
  — oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2022
• The Ravens have allowed the most passing and total yards in the league this season, which doesn’t bode well against Buffalo.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2022
• The Wolverines never seemed worried about their lack of a passing game this season.
  — Tony Garcia, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
• With each passing year, more young women discover the film and dress up as Jennifer Check for Halloween.
  — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2024
• The Lions allowed the sixth-most passing yards per game in the regular season and just let Baker Mayfield throw for 349 yards and three touchdowns.
  — Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024