Examples of pass up in a Sentence
I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event.
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But for certain fans of great craft whiskey, this one could be hard to pass up.
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David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
No show with any Emmy hopes at all will pass up the chance to do one of these events because the audience (and there are usually turnaway crowds) is likely made up from the 24,000 -strong membership of the Academy.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 June 2026
If Anunoby and the Knicks prevail over the Spurs, the opportunity to create an OG sneaker may be too good to pass up.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
And in America’s 19th century western expansion, the largest mountain in the Teton Range was too alluring for explorers to pass up.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
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David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
No show with any Emmy hopes at all will pass up the chance to do one of these events because the audience (and there are usually turnaway crowds) is likely made up from the 24,000 -strong membership of the Academy.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 June 2026
If Anunoby and the Knicks prevail over the Spurs, the opportunity to create an OG sneaker may be too good to pass up.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
And in America’s 19th century western expansion, the largest mountain in the Teton Range was too alluring for explorers to pass up.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20up. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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