- present participle of impose.
imposing
Example Sentences
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The car itself is an imposing four-door "Grand Tourer", with a long bonnet that deliberately harks back to Jaguar's emblematic 1960s E-Type.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
‘We would be imposing benefit reductions on a population that is already experiencing rising poverty.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
For this humble fishing village in Yemen, a tumbledown grouping of barely-there huts nestled between the water and an imposing mountain range, stands sentinel over one of the world’s most vital waterways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The NPT is derided for imposing obligations without offering protection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
White was led into Hoover’s immaculate office, where there was an imposing wooden desk and a map on the wall showing the locations of the bureau’s field offices.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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