pass off

Example Sentences

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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

“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

The majority of students — 80% — say they would not use AI to submit classwork to pass off as their own.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In Monday’s interview, he tried to pass off this turnabout as obvious, as if he had believed it all along.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2024

He saw me coming and got the pass off to my man at the top of the key, and I turned and ran back to my man.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers