get the impression
Example Sentences
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I did not get the impression that he was actively looking for a wife.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
"You get the impression that Sly Dunbar is chained to a studio seat somewhere in Jamaica, but in fact what happens is that his drum tracks are so interesting, they get used again and again."
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
“I don’t get the impression that they are on gamers’ list of their go-to sources of entertainment.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
When I talk about myself as a genuine friend of America, you might get the impression that I was some kind of anomaly, a rare exception in these parts of the world.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2025
But I get the impression she’s taken on nursing as a sort of penance.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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