pass off

Example Sentences

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When they try to pass off the stupid thing they said as a “joke.”

From Salon • May 20, 2026

“But, especially in places like math and coding, you can pass off the output of LLMs to, or direct the LLMs with, other technologies that had lost favor but actually are very useful.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Dobie also had a hand in Rowe's second-half try before collecting Van der Merwe's pass off the floor to sprint in for a well-deserved hat-trick.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Kelley Warburton scored on a 30-yard pass off a trick play early in the fourth quarter as the Huskies tried to fight back.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2024

I headed for the cupboard and grabbed a bag of mini rice cakes, an inspired-by-sawdust snack food that my mom tries to pass off as a worthy substitute for chips.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx