How to Use pass by in a Sentence

pass by

verb
  • The amendment passed by voice vote.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Thousands of trucks could pass by each day.
    — Justin Mayo, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Shoppers passing by got slices of cake.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • Vacations help the time pass by.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • The measure passed by a margin of nearly two to one.
    — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The small Bavarian towns passed by, draped in clouds.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The new county budget was passed by a 4-1 vote.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Samanski could get passed by others this fall.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • The measure passed by voice vote on what was the 76th day of the shutdown.
    — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And then Day 3, just round after round, kept getting passed by.
    — Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • The bill passed by 22-14 in the Senate.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
  • The measure passed by a vote of 214 to 212.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 9 June 2026
  • And then there is the noisy parade of vehicles passing by on their way to who knows what?
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 June 2026
  • Only two of the chicks were visible on the live cam when the storm passed by the next morning.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Only two of the chicks were visible on the live cam when the storm passed by the next morning.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
  • The bill was unanimously passed by the chamber two weeks ago.
    — Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • The budget must still be passed by the legislature.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • The measure passed by a unanimous vote and will now go to the Senate.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
  • George’s job was to assent to the policies passed by Parliament.
    — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • George's job was to assent to the policies passed by Parliament.
    — ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • The trail heads east, passing by a few homes, including one with horses, goats and a couple dogs.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Chi Dog was in the lead for the stretch run, only to be passed by Slaw Dog at the last gasp.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • The bill passed by 148-0 with three members absent in the House.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
  • The final, balanced budget, must be passed by June 15.
    — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • He was spotted ducking down in a field as traffic passed by and fled before he was found in a small cave, police have said.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 1 June 2026
  • But a key difference was that the investments were based on laws passed by Congress.
    — ABC News, 2 May 2026
  • The procession for Rebel passed by the Walpole police station.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Then, the governor has four more business days to sign the bills passed by the state House and Senate.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 May 2026
  • Step out from the bedroom onto the upper deck, the best spot on the property to enjoy sunset or watch trains pass by.
    — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 28 May 2026
  • The receiver hangs by its silver cord, swaying slightly in the wake of someone passing by.
    — Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026

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