How to Use pass as in a Sentence

pass as

verb
  • The bill’s prospects of passing as is are murky.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But he's passed now and his children are passed as well.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Seven hours pass as seven years.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
  • One officer rejected a press pass as fake.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
  • In the past, such an event might have passed as an unverified sighting in the daytime sky.
    — Shawn Laatsch, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • Lee is commonly used as a middle name, but can easily pass as a unisex first name as well.
    — Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
  • With that last deadline now passed as well, there’s currently no official release date at all.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026
  • Amazon came to the rescue with a $26 option that could pass as a piece from a designer brand.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
  • Multiple cars can be seen passing as the officer moves toward Lara.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Not to mention, the underseat luggage passes as a personal item bag.
    — Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Castration is out of the question because the pen would still require costly upgrades while time passes as the deer die off.
    — Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Especially in the darker shades, these pants can totally pass as office-wear with a button-down shirt and loafers.
    — Eden Lichterman, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Especially in the darker shades, these pants can totally pass as office-wear with a button-down shirt and loafers.
    — Eden Lichterman, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Weeks passed as the foundation waited, claiming that Van Lent missed six deadlines to comply.
    — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
  • What might once have passed as a routine assertion of military law triggered a political firestorm.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • One is passing as white; the other, profiting off his performance of Blackness.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Seven more months passed as investigators remained tight-lipped and fielded criticism for the lack of an arrest in the case.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The ban was passed as part of a broad overhaul of state government ethics laws in 2021 that was widely panned by good-government groups.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • The Yogipace Straight-leg Dress Pants are one of those rare finds that feel like yoga pants but pass as real trousers.
    — Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This was a story about a woman who leaves another country, comes to America and passes as white in order to succeed.
    — Gloria Calderon Kellett, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Other times, the intent is to get a bill passed as quickly as possible without drawing unwanted public scrutiny.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
  • County employees also will see bigger paychecks if the budget passes as presented.
    — Mary Ramsey may 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
  • New York played out of the high post often, allowing Towns to get the ball and throw his water polo-style passes as his teammates cut into open spaces.
    — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • If passed as expected, the bill would go to the Senate, where a similar measure passed last year with support of four Republicans.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The vote is heavily expected to pass as Republicans have a majority on the panel.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This compromise bill, passed as part of a budget package, follows Spanberger's veto of an earlier version.
    — A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The law passed as Senate Bill 150 this year reduces the size of the RTD board from 15 members to nine.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
  • General admission tickets started at $549 for a three-day pass as of Tuesday afternoon.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • When a scholar reads heterosexuality into silence, the move often passes as caution.
    — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
  • While attending the screening of Cookie Queens, the Duchess of Sussex opted for black denim that easily passed as a pair of sleek trousers.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026

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