impress upon
Example Sentences
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“I’m not trying to impress you. I’m just trying to impress upon you, I am like you. I am no better than you. I am a 960 SAT guy,” he said.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
"I have continued to impress upon the chief executive that any further slippage in the programme would have a considerable impact on the island communities," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023
Dr. Melody McCloud: She says that, “...my chief desire in presenting this book is to impress upon somebody's mind the possibility of prevention.”
From Scientific American • Nov. 2, 2023
“I just can’t impress upon it enough how much I feel like my whole community is rallying behind me for this book,” Chin said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023
But I do feel like every second we spend standing these inches apart is one that I must impress upon my mind until my entire memory conforms to its shape.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
