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'passing' in a sentence

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passing adjective

: lasting a very short time

: allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

: of advancing the ball by throwing it

passing noun

: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

: euphemistic expressions for death

: the motion of one object relative to another

: the end of something

: a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

: going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

: success in satisfying a test or requirement

passing adverb

: to an extraordinary degree


  • Rays of sunlight are passing through the leaves.
  • Sometimes, I feel like life is passing me by.
  • Motorists must leave at least a metre-wide buffer when passing cyclists.
  • With the passing of time, his respect for him became love.
  • Black clouds were passing above the city.
  • I congratulate you on passing the examination.
  • I was just passing by.
  • He amazed everyone by passing his driving test.
  • Dan landed onto the roof of a passing van.
  • The teacher saw them passing notes.
  • Each passing car threw up a cloud of dust.
  • Is she passing kidney stones in her urine?
  • They were rescued by a passing ship.
  • The passing autumn fills me with a feeling of grief.
  • I am sure of his passing the examination.
  • Excuse me, would you mind passing me the sugar?
  • She should have no problem passing the exam.
  • You have a passing grade.
  • Education shouldn't be aimed at passing a test.
  • He's been passing off my ideas as his.
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