Examples of pass up in a Sentence
I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event.
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For one, the space agency doesn’t want to pass up a chance to get this rocket off the ground, according to Lori Glaze, NASA’s acting associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
The Canadiens regained the lead when Anthony Cirelli tried to one-touch a pass up ice that ended up on the stick of Mike Matheson.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
That, or picking Delane would be a best-player-available pick that the Chiefs might not be able to pass up.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The ancient Greeks, who rarely passed up a good soak, were among the first to seek self-care in the island's plentiful thermal springs.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
The Canadiens regained the lead when Anthony Cirelli tried to one-touch a pass up ice that ended up on the stick of Mike Matheson.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
That, or picking Delane would be a best-player-available pick that the Chiefs might not be able to pass up.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The ancient Greeks, who rarely passed up a good soak, were among the first to seek self-care in the island's plentiful thermal springs.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20up. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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