pass as
Example Sentences
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Accepting the framing, Xu said to me, “comes at a tremendous cost” to the West: it lets an outward-pushing party-state pass as an ordinary competitor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Millions more would likely flow into the state’s judicial races should the amendment pass, as competitive elections tend to attract more spending than retention elections.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
In the garage, he begins rummaging through the shelves, looking for something that might pass as a blanket.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
The SaaSpocalypse will pass, as Y2K and the XPocalypse passed, because capable people will do the work.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
His horns had grown at least an inch, so he now had to wear his rasta cap all the time to pass as human.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
