passing

Example Sentences

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Some individuals compare the noise to cicadas or even a passing freight train, Price said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Measure ER passing would raise the countywide sales tax to 10.25%, with some individual cities having a sales tax of more than 11%, according to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Higher fuel prices due to the war in Iran have pushed up trucking companies’ expenses, but operators are largely passing along those costs to their customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's weird to see so many police," Henry Rickets, a Canadian tourist passing through the area, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Oteg had good advice about passing dog teams but not about passing a moose.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell