How to Use passing lane in a Sentence

passing lane

noun
  • This is Texas — there is no passing lane.
    — Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Maye is in a virtual dead-heat with Ram Matthew Stafford, and three others are in the passing lane-close.
    — Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
  • By doing that, Gordon was also blocking the passing lane into Ezri Konsa.
    — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The proposal also involves adding an eastbound passing lane between Pyatt and Snow.
    — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The opening night in Brazil provided the ominous but apparently foretelling moment, when one star player left his passing lane on a game-deciding third down.
    — Sam McDowell December 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Dalot pushes forward to occupy left-winger Garnacho and open up a passing lane out to Mbeumo, who backpedals to position himself by the touchline.
    — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The department is proposing two eastbound passing lanes and one westbound passing lane between Harmon and Pyatt, according to meeting materials shared online.
    — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The instant Nelson turned after collecting the rebound from Sarah Strong‘s missed layup, Fudd was already in her space, body squared to cut off the passing lane toward the sideline Nelson was looking for.
    — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026

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