Collocations for "passage"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "passage" in context.
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passage
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the passage of time
- his passage into [adulthood, manhood]
- the rites of passage
- the passage of [a law, legislation]
- a passage from the [Bible, Koran]
- [read, share] a passage (from)
- a [long, short, meaningful] passage
- in the [following, final, previous] passage
- was looking for passage to [the New World, America]
- [free, pay for] passage to [the New World]
- were [afforded, assured, promised] safe passage (to)
- [looking, searching] for the northwest passage
- a [long, narrow, winding] passage
- has [a hidden, a secret, an underground] passage
- a passage [linking, leading to]
- the [nasal, rectal, respiratory] passages
- blocked [nasal] passages
'passage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):