Hits
Passes
Both words in one sentence
- But wait, he already started travelling through time, meaning the bullet passes through him and hits Professor X right in the head instead.
Source: Cruel Twist Ending - Elizabeth hits this in the penultimate scene, and gets it even worse, as she has been acting as what passes for Victor's conscience.
Source: Theatre / Frankenstein (2011) -
In the Mickey Mouse short Mickey's Delayed Date, Mickey tries to hail a taxi, but the taxi passes him and hits a puddle.
Source: Roadside Wave
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