passing over
Example Sentences
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At least six aircraft passing over Riyadh scattered after an attack on the Saudi Arabian capital, tracking data from Flightradar24 shows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The record snowfall was "caused by deep and extensive cyclones with sharp atmospheric fronts passing over the Moscow region", the observatory said.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Even a cursory reading of Parker’s voluminous correspondence reveals a man not prone to passing over even the smallest detail in order to please his client.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025
The flight - which had 211 passengers and 18 crew on board - was into the tenth hour of its journey, passing over the Irrawaddy Basin in Myanmar when turbulence struck.
From BBC • May 28, 2024
She went into the tiny, windowless bedroom that she shared with Neeley and sat on her own cot in the dark waiting for the waves of panic to stop passing over her.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
