passing

Example Sentences

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Outwardly, she shows no signs of being devastated by her dad’s imminent passing, happily playing with him, almost in denial of his fate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"Because of their enormous mass and compact size, they strongly bend passing light. Starlight from the same host galaxy can be focused into extraordinarily bright images, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing."

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

She stops to talk, or shouts a cheery "Hi, you alright?" to nearly everybody passing on foot or by car.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Here, four readers tell us how they’re passing down wealth now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I continued down around the stairs, passing new arrivals streaming up.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom