'passing' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'passing' with 20 example sentences.
- passing adjective
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: 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
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: (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
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: 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.