passes over
Example Sentences
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Just before the highway passes over Lahainaluna Road, those visitors see a sobering roadside shrine on their right — scores of crosses and photos, strewn with leis.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024
This year’s solar eclipse will darken the sky as it passes over a swath of Mexico, the United States and Canada.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024
Since the doughnut shop is closed on Mondays, Huey is looking forward to watching the spectacle as it passes over his town between Cincinnati and Dayton.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
This should allow a more concentrated search by the drones, making several passes over the same area.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024
Nearly all of it was “live load,” meaning weight that changes over time, as when a train passes over a bridge.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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