impress upon
Example Sentences
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“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
The Pakistani prime minister also urged the US to "impress upon India to dial down the rhetoric and act responsibly".
From BBC • May 1, 2025
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
Dr. Melody McCloud: She says that, “...my chief desire in presenting this book is to impress upon somebody's mind the possibility of prevention.”
From Scientific American • Nov. 2, 2023
I just wish she’d stop trying to impress upon me how important this is and trust that I get it.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
