passed over
Example Sentences
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“The most important event is to be in any single roster,” said Pochettino, who made Argentina’s team for the 2002 World Cup after being passed over four years earlier.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
She then gave the courier a safe word provided by the scammers and passed over her bank cards in an envelope with the fake crime reference number.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
In 1860 a flock 1 mile wide and 300 miles long passed over Fort Mississauga on Lake Ontario.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
That year, however, he was ultimately passed over by Khomeini and detained by the Revolutionary Guard.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
It was like a kind of wave passed over the class when she finished talking.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
