pass by
phrasal verb
passed by; passing by; passes by
: to happen without being noticed or acted upon by (someone)
Don't let this opportunity pass (you) by!
Examples of pass by in a Sentence
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The teachers are also pursuing another avenue to stop the public funding from getting to the A’s with a lawsuit arguing that Senate Bill 1 is unconstitutional because it was passed by Nevada lawmakers without a supermajority.
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Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 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
Dunleavy in March made good on a threat to veto a package overwhelmingly passed by lawmakers that called for a $175-million increase in aid to districts through a school funding formula.
—Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Further appropriations passed by the state legislature could push the state’s border spending to over $11 billion through 2025.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
The referendum proposal passed by a narrow 1,720 votes, despite the rather inept campaign by MPS officials.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Republican lawmakers, under constitutional reforms passed by voters, had to include all of the predominantly Democratic Cincinnati in the district.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
Barrios was walking with two friends just after midnight on Aug. 30, 2019, near 500 E. Pine Street, when a red four-door, possibly a Chevrolet Tahoe, passed by and someone inside fired several rounds, according to surveillance video found by homicide detectives.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
California's Proposition 1, which would provide more mental health services for people experiencing homelessness passed by razor-thin margins after weeks of ballot counting.
—USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 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
Dunleavy in March made good on a threat to veto a package overwhelmingly passed by lawmakers that called for a $175-million increase in aid to districts through a school funding formula.
—Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Further appropriations passed by the state legislature could push the state’s border spending to over $11 billion through 2025.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
The referendum proposal passed by a narrow 1,720 votes, despite the rather inept campaign by MPS officials.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Republican lawmakers, under constitutional reforms passed by voters, had to include all of the predominantly Democratic Cincinnati in the district.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
Barrios was walking with two friends just after midnight on Aug. 30, 2019, near 500 E. Pine Street, when a red four-door, possibly a Chevrolet Tahoe, passed by and someone inside fired several rounds, according to surveillance video found by homicide detectives.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
California's Proposition 1, which would provide more mental health services for people experiencing homelessness passed by razor-thin margins after weeks of ballot counting.
—USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Pass by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20by. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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