Examples of pass up in a Sentence
I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event.
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White said the opportunity to work with al-Sheikh was too good to pass up.
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Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
There have been moments where she's had to pass up on activities, such as hiking with her husband.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Job offers like this may be too hard for some to pass up in an Agency already suffering from low morale.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Aisha, the youngest, a party girl whose antics are legendary, can’t pass up an opportunity to wreak havoc.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
There have been moments where she's had to pass up on activities, such as hiking with her husband.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Job offers like this may be too hard for some to pass up in an Agency already suffering from low morale.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Aisha, the youngest, a party girl whose antics are legendary, can’t pass up an opportunity to wreak havoc.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass up
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20up. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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