pass as
Example Sentences
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The SaaSpocalypse will pass, as Y2K and the XPocalypse passed, because capable people will do the work.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
He said the Semi pulled a 25,000-pound load of dog food up a mountain pass as though it wasn’t even there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The strait is the only sea passage from the Gulf towards the Indian Ocean, through which nearly a quarter of the world's seaborne oil supplies pass, as well as a significant amount of cargo.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
But then neither is Kate; she has a good enough moral sense to pass as a hero, but the exquisite tension of “The Diplomat” is almost always between the lesser of two evils.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
“That’s a fairly correct analysis of the situation,” Ladd Devine said with what tried to be, but failed to pass as, a wry grin.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
