13 example sentences using pass.
Pass used in a sentence
Pass in a sentence as a noun
They turn around and say "Well, If we'd been able to pass the law I proposed, this wouldn't have happened!
The majority of hackers hate this bill, and yet if the lobbyists and politicians pass it, they are going to need us to implement it for them.
I'm one who pretty much defaults to giving women a pass because of all the stupid **** they've dealt with over a long history of men being complete assholes.
I spent hours running a packet sniffer and seeing how the client interacted with the IRC network it called home to. Upon connecting to the privately run IRC network, the bot would authenticate with a user and pass.
Copyright law says one thing, but at what point do we as humans say that the creator has died long ago, and his work should now pass to the public to retell as it sees fit?
Pass in a sentence as a verb
" over what the NSA was up to long before he was elected if not before Bush was elected is giving the people who actually did this, and are still doing it, a complete pass.
When you ask someone their interests or opinions it will pass through various filters of what that person thinks you want to hear, what they want the world to believe, what they themselves wish they were and so on.
What an evil tool, I should quit it as it stains my karma!- I don't use it any more, but every time I pass by the toolbox it reminds me that I still have it and I get this strong urge to get rid of it.
Our leaders are dazzled by arguments of complexity when the heart of the problem is genuinely, truly simple:Introduce and pass a bill to eliminate software patents, retroactively, and do it now.
If an interface value v is passed to a function f, then what does happen from time to time is that f will look for custom methods on v that are at least logically equivalent to the static interface type f is declared to expect.
Pass in a sentence as an adjective
Rather than just allow you to pass login tokens to Flexible Payments, however, they have decided to provide a completely incompatible API with a new set of endpoints, a completely incompatible accounting system, and even completely new terminology to describe the same set of steps.
At many points along the way, the legislators who pass such laws and the regulators who administer them make multiple social policy judgments saying, in effect, "this is a situation that calls for the maximum protections but this one will leave investors fairly protected with more minimal protections in place.
Indeed, a key aspect of copyright is precisely to encourage people to create - to invest the very blood and sweat that it often takes to do something great - in order that society generally will be enhanced and improved as creative works are done, are made available to the world as the creator may decide, and eventually pass into the public domain.
Pass definitions
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
See also: walk
(military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days"
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
See also: passing
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow"
See also: notch
any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
See also: passport
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes"
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass"
a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"
a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out"
a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family"
a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
See also: passing qualifying
go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
See also: surpass
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
See also: legislate
place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
See also: clear
pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
See also: spend
pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
See also: communicate
go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control"
throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed"
be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
cause to pass; "She passed around the plates"
grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"