first impression

Example Sentences

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Recognizing how unusual the find was, she set out to confirm whether her first impression was correct.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

So, like you say, the first conversations... that first impression goes a long way.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

In his varsity debut, sophomore second baseman Auron Blackledge of Calabasas made quite a first impression on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

A first impression of the Rimini “Pietà” is of eloquent simplicity, but the more time we spend with the painting, the more complexities and nuances we notice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

They see someone, and somehow they let the first impression they have about that person’s appearance drown out every other piece of information they manage to gather in that first instant.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell