Sentence examples for making a passing from inspiring English sources

But how do you tell the difference between placement or promotion or simply making a passing mention of brands to colour your lyrics or capture a particular culture?

My colleague Nicholas Watt speaks shortly after, making a passing and innocuous reference to "gay marriage"; he is immediately "corrected" by several voices - he should have said "equal marriage", it seems.

And if that is true for a Chris Morris, then how much more true of ordinary people like Paul Chambers, just making a passing comment out of frustration, and for the sake of his moment of flippancy, his life has been destroyed.

Sure, a few of the dozens of New Yorkers interviewed over the past few days mentioned parochial items among their concerns, like increasing the number of B25 buses running along Court Street in Brooklyn, or getting rid of the restrictions on urban living imposed by the Bloomberg administration, or making a passing grade on the bar exam in one state valid in all others.

Despite dismissing suggestions that the announcement was designed to attract favourable publicity in the run-up to the conference, Pickles conceded: "I may be making a passing reference to this on my speech on Monday".

W. James was certainly familiar with Bell's work, although only making a passing reference to him in his 1884 article (p. 191).

Making a pass is a dangerous manoeuvre in the workplace.

Perfectly normal men and women were risking prison by making a pass at someone.

The newly married Trump reminisces about making a pass at a married woman.

After making a pass halfway down the course, David cruised to the finish.

At 6 feet 4, he sees the floor and is making a pass to the right spot.