vorbeigezogen

In a sentence

• Die Wolken sind schnell am Himmel vorbeigezogen.

  The clouds quickly passed by in the sky.

  Here, 'vorbeigezogen' describes the action of something (clouds) moving past a point of reference (the sky).

• Der Zug ist leise am Bahnhof vorbeigezogen.

  The train quietly passed by the station.

  In this example, 'vorbeigezogen' indicates a physical movement of the train past the station.

• Die Jahre sind wie im Flug an uns vorbeigezogen.

  The years passed us by like in a flash.

  Here, 'vorbeigezogen' is used metaphorically to describe the passing of time.