How to Use pass off in a Sentence

pass off

verb
  • Makes the short saucer pass off both sides of the blade so well.
    — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • Then, the egg is passed off to a teammate who takes their turn.
    — Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Lots of men would have passed off that rod because the fish fought so hard.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
  • So then that gets passed off to a doctor who comes up with a plan for you.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 8 Mar. 2024
  • When fakes are passed off as the real thing, of course that would lead to murder.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
  • Scott passed off his drink to pose for a slew of photos that lit up the dark bar area with flash.
    — Emily Burns, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
  • My job is to proctor the election and pass off the gavel; that's it.
    — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • The siege of civilians and other war crimes must not be passed off in euphemisms.
    — Annie Sparrow, Foreign Affairs, 11 Jan. 2017
  • Focus on the glass balls, pass off the plastic balls and let the rubber balls bounce.
    — Jay Gauthier Jr., Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • That entire scene never happens if Eva can pass off her turn.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • In the show, Halina uses coats to trade and pass off as Aryan.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 June 2024
  • During the sequence, Hinckle fed a pass off to his right.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
  • What’s more, trying to pass off a pet as a service animal is against the law in some states.
    — Sue Carlton Tampa Bay Times (tns), al, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Before, Almeria would be passed off as part of the Wild West.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 3 July 2023
  • Somehow, Moss still managed to sling a pass off his back foot before all three came crashing down on him.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Wilted lettuce doused in watery dressing passed off as salads.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Wilted lettuce doused in watery dressing passed off as salads.
    — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Wilted lettuce doused in watery dressing passed off as salads.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Stamkos notched his third goal in two games by redirecting Forsberg's pinpoint pass off the right post and in.
    — CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Su-hun passed off the manuscript of Min-hui’s late sister as his latest novel.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 26 June 2026
  • Everybody got beat on a 48-yard pass off a third-and-17 (biggest play of the game).
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But there’s a reason most defensemen don’t take the chance of sailing a backhand pass off the wall under duress.
    — Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • In the third period, Pettersson hit Boeser with a sweet east-west pass off the rush.
    — Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • But zoos in China have courted public ridicule in the past for trying to pass off pets like dogs as wild animals.
    — Heather Chen, CNN, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In the first half, Goff threw a horrible interception, flinging the pass off his back foot and across his body.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2020
  • With a goal earlier in the period, Gibson received a pass off the wall in the right corner.
    — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
  • What’s more, trying to pass off a pet as a service animal is against the law in Florida and other states.
    — Sue Carlton, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Ocean carriers are reacting in kind, passing off the war-risk premiums to their customers.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Matt Judon lays a hit on Baker Mayfield after Mayfield got the pass off.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Winter can be hard, but the belief that everyone is sadder during the season may simply be folklore passed off as fact.
    — Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026

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