impress upon
Example Sentences
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Over drinks, Black tried to impress upon him the magnitude of the potential opportunity that the Athene merger presented—and what it would mean for Harris’s 59 million Apollo shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“This is solvable. If you impress upon employees and make it easy for them, then that problem is addressable,” Stinnett said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
“I’m not trying to impress you. I’m just trying to impress upon you, I am like you. I am no better than you. I am a 960 SAT guy,” he said.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
In 2019, he took his Cabinet to the Central Valley to impress upon top aides the import of the drinking water issue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
“My recommendation, Dorothy, is to give it another try. I can talk to the Grotes and impress upon them the need to improve conditions.”
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
