have the impression
Example Sentences
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“I have the impression that the people in Cuba were expecting more from the world than what they are seeing in reality.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
People who stop him on the street often have the impression that he's more cutting than he actually is, he says.
From BBC • May 27, 2024
"You have the impression that they're responding like they recognize you and that to them you're really different from the average zoo guest," Krupenye said.
From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023
A: We have the impression that there’s a huge gulf between how white and blue collar workers are managed and monitored, but there really is not.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022
I have the impression that Malcolm X heard in advance that the Muslim organization was going to sue to make him vacate the home he and his family lived in.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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