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Discover Ludwig"he passed up" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
It is a phrasal verb that means to decline or reject something or someone. It can also mean to miss an opportunity. Example: Despite his love for adventure, he passed up a chance to go on a thrilling hike with his friends because he had an important exam the next day.
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He passed up his chance.
Yet he passed up opportunities to stay in Paris.
He passed up other roles in teen films.
In 1985, missing the South, he passed up a large bonus and joined the E. F. Hutton office in Atlanta.
He passed up steak for roasted chicken and asked for a side of green beans served dry, without butter.
After graduating, he passed up a Peace Corps assignment in Nepal to work full time for McGovern.
He passed up credit for the victory, deferring to goalie Jonathan Quick and the solidarity throughout the Los Angeles lineup.
A journalism major, he passed up offers from four professional football teams to become a reporter for The Milwaukee Journal.
Now, all they can do is ask why he passed up this chance.
In doing so, he passed up the opportunity to make himself substantially wealthier.
He passed up registering for high school because it interfered with making money at a newsstand.
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