pass off

Example Sentences

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When they try to pass off the stupid thing they said as a “joke.”

From Salon • May 20, 2026

So the test of this state visit will not be how well the ceremonies, speeches and walk-abouts pass off.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Lehkonen collected the loose puck and took it the length of the ice before deflecting a centering pass off Kempe’s skate and by Forsberg for a short-handed goal, his second score of the series.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“But, especially in places like math and coding, you can pass off the output of LLMs to, or direct the LLMs with, other technologies that had lost favor but actually are very useful.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

His hand jumped to it: He saw Hermione’s eyes narrow, and he tried to pass off the movement by brushing his hair out of his eyes.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling