Gray skies are just clouds passing over. From LearnThat.org. [Duke Ellington]
She drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The passing of flatus. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The coach sent in a passing play on third and long. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The passing of winter. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A passing grade. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Thousands mourned his passing. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
His future depended on his passing that test. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : He was feeling better with each passing day. ,to take a passing fancy to something. ,a passing mention. ,a passing grade on a test. From Dictionary.com.
Mentioned in passing is the kids 'multi-racial background: Dad is black, mom was white. From Wordnik.com. ['Pyramid': It's another towering Riordan tale of mythology] Reference
And yes, accusing someone of "intergalactic war-mongering" even in passing is one and only one thing. From Wordnik.com. [First Look: G.I. Joe's Scarlett Revealed! « FirstShowing.net] Reference
I hope her passing is as gentle and peaceful as possible. From Wordnik.com. [Not so good news] Reference
(In NYC high schools, "passing" is a grade of 65 or above.). From Wordnik.com. [Ilana Garon: End of the Term Pile-Up] Reference
I've studied Irving Kristol's writing closely, and his passing is a great loss. From Wordnik.com. [Irving Kristol, conservative thinker, dies at 89] Reference
The evidence of my passing is a lonely trail of abandoned coffee cup rings and daily, a new crumpled shirt and socks on the washing pile. From Wordnik.com. [Blogging in Tehran (good) Blogging in Lancashire (bad) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
I’d hate to think of the title passing to your cousin Farley.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Seduction Of Sara]
Some moments elapsed without a word passing on either side. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6] Reference
She called a passing hansom, and gave Mrs. Van Sideren's address. From Wordnik.com. [The Descent of Man and Other Stories] Reference
Of course the amount of money matters in passing a bill this way. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Pete Sessions Agrees That ‘Deem And Pass’ Is Legitimate] Reference
Again, without a word passing between them, she had understood him. From Wordnik.com. [Armadale] Reference
Conscience was enough, without the name passing from mouth to mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife] Reference
It went from lip to lip like a watchword passing along a line of sentinels. From Wordnik.com. [Trailin'!] Reference
They would often be half a day together without a word passing between them. From Wordnik.com. [Warlock o' Glenwarlock] Reference
The father took his son's hand; they sat without a word passing between them. From Wordnik.com. [Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete] Reference
I heard this in passing, but it was so outrageous that I was sure I misheard it. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » IRS Commissioner Debunks GOP Fear-Mongering: We Won’t Audit People To Check Health Insurance Status] Reference
We remained in his room until about ten o'clock without a word passing between us. From Wordnik.com. [Mystère de la chambre jaune. English] Reference
Then he called a passing one-spanner, and drove to his hotel in comfort and silence. From Wordnik.com. [Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete] Reference
Just in passing … how come you avoided answering the question I posed to you @335?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Van Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘I see you, and I love you, brother.’ (Updated)] Reference
Levi the Oracle says: jmunny@76 said, the amount of money matters in passing a bill this way. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Pete Sessions Agrees That ‘Deem And Pass’ Is Legitimate] Reference
We walked without a word passing between us, and we came to the arbour in the shade overlooking. From Wordnik.com. [A Queen's Error] Reference
I say we use the majority rule in passing everything that is needed to run a well-tuned government. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Coburn: ‘I love gridlock’ because it means ‘we’re not passing things.’] Reference
Joyously did Leonora and I call a passing chariot, and, with the mummy between us, we drove to our abode. From Wordnik.com. [He] Reference
Henry was silent; he knew not what to say, and without another word passing between them, they drove home. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
He does not return to his boarding house -- he calls a passing Mack, and is driven to the depot just in time. From Wordnik.com. [A Terrible Secret] Reference
It has become known as passing the point of no return, and a harbinger of a deeper commitment to future events. From Wordnik.com. [UGO.com - UnderGroundOnline] Reference
If it had something to do with the election perhaps, but it's simply name calling passing as political analysis. From Wordnik.com. [Pro-Hillary Third Party Group Preparing Anti-Obama Web Site?] Reference
The word passing through his mind again, as it had in the morning, roused in him mingled laughter and uneasiness. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth's Campaign] Reference
From the water-front, deserted and rain-swept, she called a passing street carriage, and drove to the Hotel Bristol. From Wordnik.com. [Phantom Wires A Novel] Reference
Without a word passing between us, both simultaneously flung ourselves to the ground, exchanged horses, and remounted. From Wordnik.com. [The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse] Reference
And without a word passing between them, King knew that this man as well as Yasmini was in possession of the secret of the Sleeper. From Wordnik.com. [King of the Khyber Rifles] Reference
There we sat, hour after hour, in Mrs. Bull's parlor, scarcely a word passing between us except on the subject of Latin or arithmetic. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
We hurried out from the trees to the open lawn beyond crossed it rapidly; and without another word passing between us, reached the house. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman in White] Reference
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