Impression, Impress, Impressive, Impressionable
impression of x (noun) - idea, feeling, or opinion about x
x impresses y (verb) - x causes y to admire and respect her by doing something great
impressive (adjective) - causing admiration and respect
impressionable (adjective) - easily influenced by the people around them (often said of young inexperienced people)
x impresses upon y, z (verb) - x tries to make y aware of the value and importance of z
first impression
overall impression
personal impression
give the impression that
left with the impression that
a widespread impression among x that
give a good impression of
make the right impression
give the wrong impression
give a false impression
left you with a distorted impression
maintain the impression that
difficult to avoid the impression that
left a lasting impression on
in a highly impressionable state
equally impressive
far from impressive
impression strengthened by
Example sentences:
* First impressions can be misleading.
* This scale model will give you a good impression of what the housing development will look like when it is completed.
* My personal impression is that he will never make the grade at our firm.
* All the accounting tricks they used gave the impression that they had just created several billion dollars out of thin air.
* There is a widespread impression among the electorate that corruption is an urgent national problem that needs to be acted upon
* Her work really impressed me.
* Her work was very impressive.
* In a memo our boss tried to impress upon us the value of being well-organised, but I lost the memo.
* I got the impression that there were some tensions between the two of them.
* My overall impression of the situation is that it is hopeless.
* This resume makes his achievements seem even more impressive.
* Before we work any further on the ad let's get the first impressions of the sponsor.
* She seemed strong and athletic and this impression was strengthened by her height and long limbs.
* The job candidate gave the impression of great self-confidence, perhaps too much.
* His sales performance last year was far from impressive.
* During a crisis a good manager must maintain the impression that he or she is still in control even if they aren't.
* Yes, that outfit is equally impressive. Buy all of them.
* After losing his job, he is in a highly impressionable state.
* If you want to make the right impression during the job interview, I suggest you wear a grey business suit.
* Their neighbor's car accident left a lasting impression on the family.
* He lost a lot of money due to his mistaken impressions about the strength of the stock market.
* It was difficult to avoid the impression that I was acting in self-interest because there was so much money at stake.
* This article leaves you with a distorted impression of what actually happened.
* The surge in production statistics at the factory gave stockholders the impression of breakneck progress.
* We don't want to give the wrong impression to the client, so dress appropriately.
* The fake backdrop in the newsroom gave viewers the impression that the show was taking place in downtown New York.
* After watching the special news report on corruption, viewers were left with impression that embezzlement and kickbacks were very common in the provinces.
* The past performance of the firm gave the general impression that something was very fishy about the most recent jump in profitability.
* The presentation gave the false impression that the competitors were less threatening than they actually were.
