pass over
Example Sentences
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Wood left “The Daily Show” in 2023 after being passed over to succeed Trevor Noah as the full-time host of the Comedy Central show, which is still using a rotation of hosts.
The following morning, several trains passed over the damaged section of track and one reported the problem back to base but the line was not closed.
From BBC
Nearly a decade after his 2016 novel, “All That Man Is,” was passed over for the Booker Prize, David Szalay has taken home gold with his latest work, “Flesh.”
From Los Angeles Times
A weakened Typhoon Fung-wong is now passing over the South China Sea and expected to head to Taiwan, after leaving two people dead in the Philippines.
From BBC
A double team pinned Doncic close to the baseline and the guard nearly hopped out of bounds while slinging a one-handed pass over his head to Hachimura, who splashed the shot.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
