Examples of pass up in a Sentence
I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event.
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And that means passing up scramble lanes on bootlegs and dirting the ball in the face of free rushers.
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Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The year before, she had been passed up for the lead role in the movie adaptation of My Fair Lady, which went to Audrey Hepburn, pictured.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Science scores were also mixed between grades, with 5th graders passing up 1%, 8th graders down 2% and high schoolers down 3%.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Some deals are just too good to pass up, and today's Best Buy picks prove it.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The year before, she had been passed up for the lead role in the movie adaptation of My Fair Lady, which went to Audrey Hepburn, pictured.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Science scores were also mixed between grades, with 5th graders passing up 1%, 8th graders down 2% and high schoolers down 3%.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Some deals are just too good to pass up, and today's Best Buy picks prove it.
—PC Magazine, 17 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 11 Oct. 2025.
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