Sentence examples for a little passed from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a little passed" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be a confusion with "a little past," which can be used to indicate a time slightly beyond a specific hour.
Example: "The meeting started a little past three o'clock."
Alternatives: "a bit after" or "slightly beyond".

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These characters are just a little passed their expiration date.

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On the next play, Eason tossed a little pass to Brown on the 25.

I like having a little pass as well, that makes me feel very good about myself.

"That ain't nothing but a little passing fancy," the producer sniffed.

Bravo's downfall stemmed from his attempt to make a little pass to Fernandinho, after he had left his penalty area and he got it all wrong.

At the start of the second half he fully arrived, taking a little pass out of contact by Ali Williams, who was full of such tricks, and bowling Abendanon over.

You might not conventionally turn and hand it to the runner; you might get the running back on the linebacker and throw a little pass".

As the attack continued, Can's backheel was beautifully delivered, springing open the entire City defence, and Coutinho slipped a little pass to his right to bypass Hart and leave Firmino with an open goal.

Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 8.51pm BST 8.40pm BST 39 min: Mehmedi slips a little pass down the left wing to release Shaqiri into the area.

It was just a little square pass to him and then just a little pass into the net.

And we got a little pass-happy there for a while, which was making me crazy, seeing as Big5 was not having his best night.

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