impress upon
Example Sentences
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Williams wants to impress upon folks that he is an iconoclast, and it comes off as smarmy.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025
Bass’ office barred the media from covering the panels, but Paris officials and others were trying to impress upon employees the level of urgency planning must take.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 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 can’t impress upon it enough how much I feel like my whole community is rallying behind me for this book,” Chin said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023
“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
