Sentence examples for passed for something from inspiring English sources

One was a Real Simple Emergency Kit, which contained a transistor radio and batteries, bottled water and a flashlight and could have passed for something Martha Stewart designed for Hammacher Schlemmer.

He revved "Drink in My Hand" to a Rolling Stones-style boogie, while the title track from his latest album, "The Outsiders," climaxed in a four-guitar freak-out that could've passed for something by Faith No More. .

That, in today's Washington, passes for something approaching madness.

On paper it could almost pass for something by the poet John Ashbery.

"Ooo La La" is so slick it could pass for something by Toro Y Moi, who's been refabricating 1980s soul through a child's lens for the last few years.

When they don't, and you, preferring the Scylla of the swindle to the Charybdis of condescension, suffer whatever rolls trippingly off your tongue to pass for something original, you're no longer clever but a cheat.

It could pass for something out of "Fireball XL5" or "Supercar"—though it also resembles Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo which will, Virgin hopes, soon be taking paying passengers to the edge of space.

It's an old song first done by the Peruvian pop group Los Pasteles Verdes in the mid-'70s, and Mr. Anthony's hard-salsa version could pass for something from that long ago.

Have you ever experienced anything similar by passing for something you are not?

Miley's been spotted wearing some outrageous footwear recently, including thigh-high boots that could pass for something Julia Roberts would have worn in "Pretty Woman".

The beach is really a warm place and for this reason, it might be advisable to pass for something great, which is as simple as putting a short dress.