How to Use past it in a Sentence

past it

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  • He's never been able to get past it.
    EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Riders can focus their eyes on the data or look past it to see the road ahead.
    IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2016
  • Ava gets the job, and the show goes on… but Deborah doesn’t move past it.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But those walking to the Wendella tour boats dock will walk right past it.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • There's some drag through the crust before the serrations fully bite, but once past it, the blade moves cleanly.
    Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Their segment starts at one true but basic idea — teenagers today are too reliant on cell phones — and never goes past it.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
  • At one point, the wheel of a pink and white bicycle could be seen spinning swiftly as a stream of water rushed past it.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Commenters on the Harris video were split between those willing to try the combo and those who couldn’t get past it.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Supporters, some of whom have paid £82, will walk past it on Saturday.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • First, acknowledge and validate the emotion in the room, naming what the client seems to be feeling rather than rushing past it.
    Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Come for a slow morning by the water, stay for lunch with an ocean view, and leave wondering why more people rush straight past it on their way farther north.
    Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026
  • Many Reddit users have shared their own experience with buyer’s remorse—plus tips for moving past it and enjoying your new home.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
  • On the left, a stately wooden door led back to a commercial kitchen, with a large steel prep table and, past it, a high rectangle of windows into a courtyard.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2025
  • When the time comes during the job, players flashback to the legwork, reveal how the obstacle was already scouted and add some of those dice to their roll to get past it in the moment.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Right as her oldest daughter is finding her first love, Nina has a fling with a prominent neighbor and even as an adult years later, Clara can't move past it.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
  • However, in year's past it's released in late November or early December.
    Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Democrats have remained largely united, but there are questions as to whether that can keep up, especially if there remains no resolution closer to the deadline or past it.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Once past it, however, there was no additional visible security inside the building.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In the event referenced, the vehicle approached the school bus from an angle where the flashing lights and stop sign were not visible and drove slowly around the front of the bus before driving past it, keeping a safe distance from children.
    Akash Sriram, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The only black eye on the report was a loss in Reality Labs, but given management’s recent efforts to reduce spending in the division, investors are looking past it.
    CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The national conversation has largely moved past it, focused instead on issues such as the federal government’s immigration enforcement actions.
    Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Well, KPop Demon Hunters may finally not be planted at #1 anymore on Netflix’s Top 10 list as a few different films have moved past it now.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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