Sentence examples for down passed from inspiring English sources

In this part of south-west Virginia tunes are passed down, passed on.

Then he took the elevator down, passed through the back door of the hotel to the terrace, and descended the curving ramp to the empty beach.

Fly Down passed them easily, but Castellano had guided Afleet Express to an inside rail trip, and he had kicked past the front-runners first.

Before the financial crisis of 2008, scores of well-known American companies, from Chrysler down, passed into the hands of private-equity firms.

Ultimately, the moratorium that protected malpractice insurers from being closed down passed yet again, with the Insurance Department dropping its opposition in a trade-off involving other legislation.

We can stand down — pass the donuts.

The firefighters restrained the man, then flagged down passing police officers.

He will bat down passes, make a few "wow" plays and sometimes disappear.

We'd invite friends over and sit down, pass the album cover around, study the artwork.

Some stand in groups of two or three, flagging down passing cars or checking their phones.

"The shoe store was looted, and I see people running up and down passing shoes out.