bypass

Example Sentences

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The project’s cost skyrocketed when plumbers had to perform an expensive workaround to bypass the concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, said Trump’s attempts to bypass the normal confirmation processes are unconstitutional.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“Taken together, these risks could erode Riyadh’s ability to bypass the Strait of Hormuz,” the J.P.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 29, 2026

In the four years since the war began, Russia's digital Iron Curtain has become increasingly hard to bypass.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Because South Africa is below the equator, their seasons are the reverse of ours, so I boarded the plane knowing that I would bypass the winter cold this year.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore