pass as

Example Sentences

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Democrats struck a deal with the White House on Thursday to avert an extended government shutdown, which Senate lawmakers will rush to pass as soon as this evening.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

But then neither is Kate; she has a good enough moral sense to pass as a hero, but the exquisite tension of “The Diplomat” is almost always between the lesser of two evils.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

All things must pass, as George Harrison observed, and individual popularity was fleeting after the Beatles disbanded in 1970.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Liam Dawson did not take his chance in his place at Old Trafford and Jacob Bethell's spin is not good enough to pass as more than part-time.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

They zigzagged to the right and reached the saddle of the fourth pass as night fell.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong