impress upon
Example Sentences
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In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials struggled to impress upon the public the grave risks associated with the disease, as well as how easily it could spread.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Williams wants to impress upon folks that he is an iconoclast, and it comes off as smarmy.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025
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
Seeing the open door somehow seemed to impress upon all three of them what was facing them.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
