Examples of pass up in a Sentence
I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event.
Recent Examples on the Web
The problem was that older brother Payton Sandfort played at Iowa, and Pryce was not going to pass up a chance to play with him.
—
Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
And because Amazon never passes up an opportunity to throw a good sale, members just got extra lucky.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Streisand was indeed present at the Shubert, but in a show of remarkable discipline and sacrifice, passed up the opportunity to go onstage and give an acceptance speech.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2026
But for first-time Mac buyers or even those seeking a secondary couch computer, the Neo might be too good to pass up.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pass up
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
And because Amazon never passes up an opportunity to throw a good sale, members just got extra lucky.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Streisand was indeed present at the Shubert, but in a show of remarkable discipline and sacrifice, passed up the opportunity to go onstage and give an acceptance speech.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2026
But for first-time Mac buyers or even those seeking a secondary couch computer, the Neo might be too good to pass up.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pass up
Cite this Entry
“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20up. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
