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
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 cannot impress upon you more how indelible her memory and her mentorship is in relationship to maintaining the relationship to China,” Newsom said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023
Jack cleared his throat, feeling that this was too important a time not to say something, something to impress upon the other two just how momentous their find truly was.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
