Examples of pass up in a Sentence
I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event.
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Dru Phillips tipped Wilson’s deep pass up in the air.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
While sleeping in her childhood twin bed was not entirely inviting, the prospect of free weekend getaways was too good to pass up.
—David Litt, Time, 28 July 2025
Since these are also typically one-night-only, the chance to get a unique tattoo, for free, and by a popular artist is too good to pass up—at Valena’s LAPOINTE event with designer Sandy Liang, the line to get a tattoo was extremely long and had to be capped due to time.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
The South Rim might be crowded and hot in the summer months, but the priceless views of the Canyon are too awe-inspiring to pass up.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
While sleeping in her childhood twin bed was not entirely inviting, the prospect of free weekend getaways was too good to pass up.
—David Litt, Time, 28 July 2025
Since these are also typically one-night-only, the chance to get a unique tattoo, for free, and by a popular artist is too good to pass up—at Valena’s LAPOINTE event with designer Sandy Liang, the line to get a tattoo was extremely long and had to be capped due to time.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
The South Rim might be crowded and hot in the summer months, but the priceless views of the Canyon are too awe-inspiring to pass up.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 25 July 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 Aug. 2025.
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