How to Use pass on in a Sentence

pass on

verb
  • These hikes are then passed on to travellers.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 8 May 2026
  • The Oscars passed on all of it.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But to get there, a lot of linebacker-needy teams would have to pass on him.
    Nick Harris april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Carroll’s lawyers had urged the justices to pass on the case.
    Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • That clearly passed on to their children.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
  • That said, there are already reports that the cost may not be passed on.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • So, save your forty winks and take a pass on the glass of wine after dinner.
    Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • Anthony Head has passed on from us.
    Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
  • Whether the rising costs get passed on to customers remains to be seen.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
  • Refineries have to pay for ethanol, and the cost is passed on to consumers.
    Robert Romano, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
  • Fox’s pass on the elbow following a pick-and-roll.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Their passing on the ground and movement was perfect.
    Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • My siblings — three sisters and one brother who has passed on — say the same thing.
    Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, NPR, 10 May 2026
  • The reality is those costs will have to get passed on to customers.
    Richard Saynor, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • In Maryland, 72% of the tax cut was passed on to consumers.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Along the way, a tariff price increase can either be absorbed or passed on.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Corporations can pass on costs, buy time, or cut labor.
    Katica Roy, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, making the line longer increases costs, which are passed on to ratepayers.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Lanoue said after the dog is trained, that respect to the trainer needs to pass on to the dog owners.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • Is that pass on target if MacKinnon has two healthy knees to push off?
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Loop the twine around the last stake and repeat the process, passing on the opposite side of each plant this time.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Many also soldier on live, even as original members get sick or pass on.
    Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
  • His specialty was retakers, the ones who had not passed on their first or second tries.
    Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • Every one of them was, at some point, the thing serious capital passed on.
    Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • Diseases can get passed on in the soil which can affect your new or repotted plants from thriving.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Margins will be pressured by higher memory prices, but they might be passed on.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 May 2026
  • Those higher fees will likely be passed on to their subscribers in the form of higher monthly bills.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
  • Hard to track, in high demand, and literally eaten once passed on.
    Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
  • The slightly higher cost usually gets passed on to the consumer.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Ask for no dressings, sauces, or cheese, pass on the bun, and go for extra lettuce and tomatoes instead.
    Jennifer Berger, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2026

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