impression

Example Sentences

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“You only get one chance to make a first impression.”

From Los Angeles Times

Soft-bodied organisms living on the seafloor were buried by sand and preserved with extraordinary precision, leaving behind detailed fossil impressions that defy expectations.

From Science Daily

"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

Right beneath that, in the gray carpet, were four distinct impressions.

From Literature

And you’re asking, what image or what impression are they trying to send out?

From Salon