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Example sentences for "passed over"

  • We had not followed the trail more than two miles when we passed over a ridge, and I looked down the valley ahead of us and could see the glimmer of their fire.

  • It so happened that just as we came on to the ridge that the Indians had passed over a few minutes before, they came in sight of the train, which was then not more than half a mile away.

  • The part of country we passed over on this trip is now the most northeastern portion of Nevada, and just what it is good for I have never been able to learn.

  • I passed over a great deal of rocky country where there was but little vegetation.

  • Moreover, many interesting details must necessarily be passed over in what follows, for want of space.

  • The rest of Darwin's detailed discussions on moral philosophy may be passed over.

  • The other end of the cord is tied to the switch handle so that when the alarm goes off the switch is either opened or closed, depending on whether the cord is passed over pulley C or pulley D.

  • When the cord is passed over pulley C, as shown in Fig.

  • A sheet of newspaper is laid upon the pad and a round stick or pencil is passed over it to make the surface level and smooth.

  • Then he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, and Timotheus was their captain: 5:7.

  • And he measured a thousand, and it was a torrent, which I could not pass over: for the waters were risen so as to make a deep torrent, which could not be passed over.

  • Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel: My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

  • And when Gedeon was come to the Jordan, he passed over it with the three hundred men that were with him: who were so weary that they could not pursue after them that fled.

  • And he passed over to Salem, a city of the Sichemites, which is in the land of Chanaan, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria: and he dwelt by the town.

  • All thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

  • Hence note, that the censures of good men are dreadful, and not lightly to be passed over, whether they prophesy of evil or good; because they speak in judgment, and according to the tenor of the word of God.

  • On the 12th of Rebi, I passed over to the camp of the Pasha.

  • On the 25th of the moon, I passed over to the eastern side of the river, to purchase camels; as there were many buyers at this time from our camp, I did not find any good enough for the exorbitant price demanded.

  • I passed over in the canja of the Pasha, to the east side of the river, to visit the capital of Berber, which is nearly opposite to our camp.

  • Macedonius called an upright council, and expressly ratified the decrees of faith passed at Chalcedon; but through fear of Anastasius he passed over in silence the Henotikon of Zeno.

  • And when he died Flavian accepted the Henotikon of Zeno; and he expressly confirmed the three holy Ecumenical Councils, but to please the emperor he passed over in silence that of Chalcedon.

  • We passed over to the side of the clearing, where he was lying at the root of a tree which had as yet escaped the flames.

  • Though I passed over it as gently as possible, the slight undulations produced by my boat extended almost as far as I could see, and gave a ribbed appearance to the reflections.

  • Various subsidiary causes that might be assigned, must be passed over, that we may have space to deal with the chief cause.

  • Not one hope, then in fair bud, had opened into maturity; storm and blight and death had passed over, and destroyed all.

  • But we must now again retrace our steps, for in the father of Mary Shelley we have another of the representative people of his time, whose early life and antecedents must not be passed over.

  • They are thrown, with their points upward, on ground which is to be passed over by cavalry.

  • The ground to be passed over should be previously reconnoitred, and the line of march be taken up only after the most satisfactory reports.

  • In this he will have me always at his elbow, and nothing which affects you shall be passed over by me.

  • For it was neither half-hearted nor inconspicuous, nor of a sort that could be passed over in silence.

  • But let us proceed further, and act so as in no respect to seem to be flattering ourselves; and let us follow up what is said by them, in such a manner as to allow nothing to be passed over.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    army corps; book published; came around; different things; dunno what; essential parts; five species; its inhabitants; junior partner; just about; keeping close; passed along; passed away; passed close; passed down; passed from; passed out; passed over; passed several; passed the; passed through; passed upon; repeated the; short allowance; twelve cents; twelve hundred