How to Use pass the time in a Sentence

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• At first, the bumpy, jittery ride is fun, a lark, a way to pass the time.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2024
• Work helps pass the time for those of us able to work remotely.
  — Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2022
• People played dominoes or slept in their cars to pass the time.
  — Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 21 July 2022
• Now, that is one of the most wonderful ways to pass the time.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
• To pass the time, Rose often asks a close friend to tag along.
  — Julia Ries, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
• As the delay dragged on, players found unique ways to pass the time.
  — Mike Cranston, ajc, 2 Jan. 2023
• Teenagers pass the time scrolling on their phones on an apartment building’s stoop.
  — Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
• Skaters can still pass the time gliding around the pond when the green flag is flying.
  — Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
• Cam Johnson needed a way to help pass the time.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
• Having a summer reading list is a great way to pass the time.
  — Toby Rose, Parents, 30 June 2026
• The outdoor pool is an ideal spot to pass the time between meals.
  — Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2023
• Many pulled up other Week 1 games to stream on their phones to pass the time.
  — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 4 Sep. 2022
• To pass the time, groups of drivers smoke cigarettes and play cards.
  — Eli Tan, New York Times, 14 May 2025
• This game is fun for solo play and a great way to pass the time when traveling.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
• Sewing projects can help pass the time in the airport, but make sure your scissors can board the plane.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
• Food, shops and art can help flyers pass the time while waiting at the airport.
  — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
• There’s nothing like a little trash talking with friends over food and drinks to pass the time.
  — Katrina Wilson, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
• To pass the time, the bat might put his napkin on the sidewalk like a beach towel and lie down.
  — Kerry Elson, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
• Looking for ways to pass the time until the next Wordle drops?
  — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
• Some people drink or doom scroll social media to pass the time at the airport.
  — Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
• Running with others can distract you from fatigue and help pass the time.
  — Jenessa Connor, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
• Or pass the time identifying the world flags hung from the ceiling.
  — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 15 July 2025
• Pollack now sees the video game as more than entertainment or a fun way to pass the time.
  — Jason Jones, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
• What’s a human to do but wait for Godot and pass the time in despair and hope-against-hope?
  — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
• To pass the time, Doroshow began writing down recipes on pieces of scrap paper.
  — Eva Reign, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2022
• The canine likes to pass the time by sunbathing, playing, and going on long car rides.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
• And then there are those desert rats who come up with some interesting shenanigans to pass the time.
  — Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
• To pass the time until the encore, the screens displayed snippets of songs for the crowd to sing along.
  — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
• One account alleges that the prop guns had been toyed with by crew members and used to shoot at beer cans to pass the time.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2022
• To help pass the time, his mother gave him pencils and paper and the young Davis learned how to draw.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2022