first impression
Example Sentences
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Clearly it’ll take more, too, than wanting to make a good first impression on Skubal, the two-time Cy Young-award winner and free agent-to-be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
"My first impression was how peaceful and welcoming everything felt. It had such a cosy atmosphere that I felt comfortable almost straight away."
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
But as the removal vans rev up again in Downing Street, Burnham's arrival gives Labour a "second chance to make a first impression", according to one minister.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
He treated it like his first impression on recruiters and hiring managers and was determined to get it right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
What this unconscious first impression will do, in other words, is throw the interview hopelessly off course.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
