The town built a new by-pass to ease traffic around the historic center.

The old town relied on several by-passes to divert traffic away from the historic center.

By passing over the minor details, she managed to finish the report before the deadline.

The distant passing bell tolled three times as the village mourned the old teacher's death.

After hours of debate, her explanation was still not passing muster with the committee.

She apologized after accidentally passing gas during the meeting.

She regretted passing up the opportunity to study abroad.

They were passing off the antique as a rare Ming vase to get a higher price.

The company was sued for passing off after customers discovered its watches were counterfeit.

She's passing down her grandmother's recipe to the children at the family reunion.