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

We didn’t impress upon him that he needed to make the decision there and then.

From BBC • May 13, 2024

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 think the first thing we need to do is impress upon the decision-makers how bad the problem really is.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 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