How to Use Passover in a Sentence

Passover

1 of 2 noun
  • For them, Passover and Hanukkah.
    — CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Trump gave a speech tonight, on the first night of Passover.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
  • What are the Passover dates in 2026?
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 1 Apr. 2026
  • When Passover arrives, her family wants to meet her beau.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • This led to one of the greatest stories in the history of man – the Passover.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
  • During Passover, be sure to check that the matzo is Kosher for Passover.
    — Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The Passover menu is gluten-free (except for the Matzah Brittle).
    — Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • My mother-in-law spent days cleaning and sweeping before Passover.
    — Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The show will air reruns the week of April 6 for the Passover holiday.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Have a very happy Easter and Passover to all those who celebrate.
    — NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
  • His ideal meet-the-family date would be inviting a girl over for Passover Seder.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
  • At Passover, the interfaith group of women had their own table at the synagogue.
    — Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2024
  • This year, the weeklong Passover holiday and Easter happen to take place at the same time.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2023
  • One report complained that Palestinian flags were on campus at the start of Passover.
    — Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Participants in Passover Seders imagine that they themselves were freed from the pharaoh’s yoke.
    — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The Passover forecast in South Florida.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Are Good Friday and Passover related?
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Looking for more information about Passover?
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 1 Apr. 2026
  • This year, the Final Four coincided with Passover.
    — Adam Finkel, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
  • I'mPhaedra Trethan, wishing a joyous Passover to all who celebrate!
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Passover is not about a historical event but about a metaphoric explication of an ideal.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The a cappella group releases a music video in honor of Hanukkah and Passover every year.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • This is due to the fact that Passover always begins on the night of a full moon in accordance with the Jewish calendar.
    — Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Sure, lamb is a great centerpiece for your Passover or Easter dinner, but why save it for special occasions?
    — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Such discussions, Twitty says, are integral to the spirit of Passover.
    — Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • And forget about Passover, which celebrates the liberation from slavery in Egypt.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Easter is also called Pascha by Orthodox Christians, which means Passover.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Iranian missiles hit some sites in Israel, where many Jews were celebrating the first night of Passover.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • During Passover many avoid rice and other grains; but quinoa, which has a grain-like texture, is actually a grass, and is suitable for Passover menus.
    — Yakir Levy, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Shapiro, who is Jewish, had hosted a Passover celebration the night before the incident.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025

pass over

2 of 2 verb
  • I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before.
  • Six months later, they're passed over.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Which refugees will get chosen, and which will get passed over?
    — Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Now, that could be passed over for the fast fashion of a thin phone.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The second one hit—straight-line winds—and passed over us, too.
    — Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The plates are on a slope and have started to move as cars pass over them.
    — John Thompson, ajc, 4 July 2020
  • Yet he was passed over for the accolade.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The rustic walk passes over bridges and streams.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Reid, though, might be good enough for Davidson not to pass over.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • The grates were designed to stay in place when passed over by snowplows.
    — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • Then, on the very next drive, Bloise fired a pass over the middle.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • That light shone through the foam target, as that target passed over the light.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The more cool air that passes over the hot liquid, the faster the tea cools.
    — Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
  • But those who place the blood on their doorposts are passed over during this last plague.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • As a result, the light in that zone would flare right as the target passed over it.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The spout must be able to pass over the vessel sink with at least an inch of clearance.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But if a few flocks pass over without so much as a look, hit them with a greeting call.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023
  • She had been passed over for a nod in the category the last two years.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 July 2024
  • If heavy clouds pass over, charging will be paused but will restart when the sun is shining again.
    — Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2022
  • The Ravens, though, still give up too many passes over the middle.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
  • For every newcomer that gets in, dozens are passed over.
    — Mara Weinraub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Despite his charm and playfulness, he's been passed over time and again.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
  • There were people that were out at the rideshare as bullets were passing over their head.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
  • When the mower passes over the lawn, the bent blades are not cut while others are trimmed.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026
  • Yet, even healthy seniors were frequently passed over.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Then, rollers that are equipped on the machine pass over the flames, as small screw-like holes spray jets of water.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The eyes of the casual observer might pass over items such as these.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The trail does pass over a small flowing creek, but keep an eye out for poison oak near the water.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The movement has been the main driver in getting about a dozen new state laws passed over the past four years.
    — Rob Kuznia, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Mendoza can get the ball out quickly, and fire passes over the middle with ease.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026

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