Examples of pass up in a Sentence
I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event.
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Lauren, a first-grade teacher, knew the moment was just too special to pass up.
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Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
This is the first time that a moon crew has colleagues in space at the same time, and NASA won’t pass up the opportunity for a cosmic chitchat.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Seriously, neighbors, friends, the FedEx delivery person—there's no one who can pass up a glass of tea on a shady pergola.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
For one, the space agency doesn’t want to pass up a chance to get this rocket off the ground, according to Lori Glaze, NASA’s acting associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
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Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
This is the first time that a moon crew has colleagues in space at the same time, and NASA won’t pass up the opportunity for a cosmic chitchat.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Seriously, neighbors, friends, the FedEx delivery person—there's no one who can pass up a glass of tea on a shady pergola.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
For one, the space agency doesn’t want to pass up a chance to get this rocket off the ground, according to Lori Glaze, NASA’s acting associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20up. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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