passing

Example Sentences

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Products passing through the giant site range from insulin capsules and lifestyle drugs to medicated sunblock and drums of sulphuric acid.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Following the passing of Michelle Carew, who died from a rare form of leukemia in 1996 at the age of 18, it was renamed in her memory.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

That may have been outré to a middle and high-schooler trying to be cool, but at some point post-college, the Chili Peppers became synonymous with sweaty fools passing out in strip mall parking lots.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

“Markets will sit and wonder if any good comes by April 6, which looks more unlikely with each passing minute,” InTouch Capital Markets’ analysts’ team says in commentary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She really looks at me, more than just a passing glance, and with her stare she is trying to communicate volumes of information.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse