How to Use in passing in a Sentence
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But with Webb in charge and Nix healthy, the quarterback will establish a career-best, not a career-worst, in passing scores.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
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That was no more evident than when Kansas jumped from 104th in yards per play to 5th, and from 91st to 5th in passing efficiency.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
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The bill passed the House after a handful of Republicans, including some from districts with large Haitian communities, joined Democrats in passing it.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
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Corona Centennial, which doesn’t usually perform well in passing competitions (the Huskies like to let their running game set up the pass), started the morning 4-0 and didn’t lose until its final game.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
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Trump was expected to sign the housing bill at Capitol Hill during a ceremony in June, but abruptly canceled in protest over the Senate’s inaction in passing his election legislation, the SAVE America Act.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026
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