The noise of the passing traffic was keeping Joe awake.

With each passing moment, Alice felt her heart beating faster.

When I was younger, I wanted to be a stunt woman, but it was just a passing fancy; now I'd rather have a nice safe desk job.

Michelle made only passing mention of Julian's work.

I heard the sad news of your mother's passing and wanted to express my condolences.

The passing grade for this test is 50%.

Passing can be difficult on winding roads.

The passing of time eased Walter's pain after his brother's death.

The bus passed me without stopping.

First you need to pass customs, then you have to wait for your luggage.

The racecar passed his opponent at the last minute to win the race.

Could you please pass the salt?

He passed the pen to her.

She passed her driving test on her first attempt.

The law was passed by a vote of seventy to thirty.

I passed the test!

The bus passed without stopping for us.

"Jenna, what's the answer to number twelve?" "Pass."

There is a pass through the mountains thirty kilometres north of here.

Be careful when kayaking through the pass.

He showed his summer pass and was admitted to the pool.

He achieved ten straight passes in his exams.

His sister got a first class degree, but he only got a pass.

The pass was intercepted by the opponent.

The pass of the psychic's hand over the table seemed to set off a strange series of events.

The tabletop conjuror amazed us with his passes.

Becky wasn't interested in Tom and pretended she hadn't even noticed his pass.

The soldier was granted a pass to attend his mother's funeral.

What has brought us to such a pass in our relationship?

The birthday card passed from person to person.

He passed, then ran towards the goal.

It seems that time passes faster every year.

They agreed to forget all that had passed before and start anew.

You can either play a card or pass.

That opportunity has now passed.

I'm sorry to tell you that your husband has passed.

"How was the test?" "I passed!"

Sharon passed from intermediate to advanced level when she was learning Spanish.

They passed each other while running errands this morning.

To play well as part of a team, it's important to pass the ball, rather than just keeping it to yourself.

The student's grades were much better this year, so the teacher was happy to pass him.

They say it is painful to pass a kidney stone.

The columnist passed judgement against the candidate's plans.

The judge passed a sentence of five years' imprisonment on the criminal.

The rocket's speed quickly passed two hundred kilometres per hour.

They passed the popcorn around the table.

He passed the basketball to his teammate, then his teammate shot it.

Please pass along these hints for healthy living.

When Emily was sick, she sat near the window and waved at everyone who passed by.

It's hard to pass by a mirror without looking at your reflection.

The shoppers passed by the tomatoes even though they were reduced in price.

Sadly, my brilliant joke passed him by.

My mother gave me a quilt that had been passed down over many generations.

The gene responsible for red hair has been passed down through Ron's family.

After the king's death, the power passed into the hands of his son.

Although the event has attracted violence in the past, the latest march passed off without incident.

He tried to pass himself off as an expert, but we could tell he didn't know much.

The house and all its belongings were passed on to her.

Take a cookie and pass them on.

I'm afraid I must pass on your kind invitation - I'm not free that evening.

Uncle James passed on a couple of years ago.

His grandfather passed away after a five-year struggle with cancer.

I took one look at the bloody cut on my arm and passed out.

650 cadets from the Army Foundation College in Harrogate have passed out.

The priest is passing out the communion wafers.

Even though Mary had worked as a manager in that department she was passed over for promotion.

Mary glibly passed over the topic Eric most wanted to discuss.

We live near the airport and hundreds of planes pass over our house every day.

Mark passed the cloth over his spectacles to give them a quick clean.

Val simply couldn't pass up the opportunity to spend the summer in the South of France.

He mentioned in passing that he was going to be away for a few days.

The passing away of her mother was quick and painless.

Airplanes were just a passing fancy for him, now it is dinosaurs.