false impression
Example Sentences
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Pleasantly handsome, he could play both leads and character parts, though his leads usually had a bit of the character actor, and his secondary roles tended to make a bigger impression than the headliners.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2021
Kennedy was smaller than Branch had imagined, but something else about him made a bigger impression: his intense blue eyes.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 6, 2019
If what Vrinceanu has done with the building on the outside deserved a second look, however, going inside made an even bigger impression on the judging team from Project Acclaim that inspected the building.
From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2016
But if Daniel Sturridge, when fit, or Harry Kane make a bigger impression between now and next summer, then Rooney will have to be the one that makes way.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2015
I expect most people know the sensation, for after all the Kingdom of Heaven is within us; but it made a bigger impression on me at the time than anything in my experience.
From The Bars of Iron by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
