passing out

Example Sentences

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Former Coronation Street star Beverley Callard was forced to withdraw after passing out in the show's Bush Telegraph.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

We get up there and it’s hot and humid and people are passing out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

Public Health officials are also warning people to seek medical help for signs of heat stroke or heat exhaustion, such as dizziness, nausea, rapid heartbeat, confusion or passing out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Two solemn-faced children came passing out handbills which first I refused, then went back and took.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison