How To Use Impressed In A Sentence

This contact of his had passed on to him a list of slightly disreputable jewelers and watchmakers in the area, on which I was rather impressed and a bit taken aback to find my appearance.
Petrarch is notoriously cool towards Dante and is often characterized as unimpressed with Dante’s so-called ‘humanist’ credentials. Simon A. Gilson, Dante and Renaissance Florence (CUP, 2005)
It has yet again impressed every one with their creative and stylish design for the Reversible Sarees. SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 110
She was impressed that a 17-year-old would want to face a roomful of preschoolers.
As you enter the restaurant you cannot help but be impressed by the striking interior.

No doubt, you have been very impressed indeed, by my unrivalled abilities in prediction.
They are impressed by the sheer professionalism of the performance.
He hit upon the use of impressed rope design and this became a source of unending interest to him for the next 50 years. Times, Sunday Times
During this uncertain time, I have been extremely impressed by the continued commitment of the Agency's staff.
Not sure I can visualise the little carts – but the multitude of vibrant flowers described with intense joy opened a triumphal way to the vision of that extraordinary gypsy lady whose beauty and style impressed you so much. Gens du voyage - French Word-A-Day
The design was impressed on the cloth.
Commander of the Faithful, Abd al-Malik bin Marwan, who hath heard tell of the lord Solomon, son of David (on whom be peace!) and of that which the Most High bestowed upon him of supreme dominion; how he held sway over Jinn and beast and bird and was wont when he was wroth with one of the Marids, to shut him in a cucurbite of brass and, stopping its mouth on him with lead, whereon he impressed his seal ring, to cast him into the sea of Al – Karkar. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
At the time, his playing impressed me with its discipline, control, intelligence, and gorgeous sound, all directly in the service of the music.
Translating hints into statements and guessing at reservations, I would say that the French fall very short of admiration of the way in which our higher officers set about their work, they are disagreeably impressed by a general want of sedulousness and close method in our leading. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war
The main reason for people to visit is to be impressed by the dazzling show of luxurious or rare vehicles.
A biggie is making sure the writing is clear and compelling, not florid and self-impressed. When To Use A PR Pro & How To Hire One
They found him out back, banging on a butter churn, watched by unimpressed cows.
The pair have impressed viewers with their on-screen chemistry in the results show. Times, Sunday Times
Sampling my companion's chicken korma dish - a mild curry with almond sauce and coconut butter, I was very impressed.
To-day I became strongly impressed with the idea, that the balloon was now actually running up the line of apsides to the point of perigee -- in other words, holding the direct course which would bring it immediately to the moon in that part of its orbit the nearest to the earth. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1
I was very impressed with the talent of Michael Ball. He will go far.
They were both very impressed with the idea of helping in the store, if a little apprehensive. THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic
The thing that impressed me was her concentration on it to the exclusion of everything else, even to the exclusion of herself. THE EXECUTION
General Lewis Mackenzie has impressed everyone with his authority and personal courage.
Back in Japan, Nakamura first heard of words like cocaine and psychotropics on television, and later she was impressed with a campaign against drug abuse that was started in her school.
Voters would be deeply unimpressed by leadership turmoil during an economic crisis. Times, Sunday Times
He had never heard of me, but he was so impressed by the way I sang “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” that he signed me to the label sight unseen, and selected “Boulevard” as my first single for Columbia, As it turned out, it would be one of the few times that Mitch and I saw eye to eye on the subject of repertoire. The Good Life
My father repeatedly impressed on me the value of hard work.
His consultant was impressed with the speed that the arm was repairing in places.
He is a utility player who has quickly impressed Reds bosses with his cheery personality and trademark smile.
My father repeatedly impressed on me the value of hard work.
She said: ‘I met George and his family for the first time the week after I did the jump and I was impressed because George was very inquisitive and boisterous.’
The assembled group of mothers looks very impressed at his intervention. Times, Sunday Times
Writing on Alibayli’s Blog, even some of the dispossessed remain unimpressed by the campaign of street protests. Global Voices in English » Georgia: Opposition protests on hold, new concerns emerge
The questions even became a shade less hostile as his new air of poise impressed the panel.
Because he was the one who impressed me most on his work ethic. Times, Sunday Times
A regular computer user won't benefit from the ease of use and prolly won't be too impressed with the workmanship.
I have met with three of the applicants and during my meeting with Paul I was impressed with his enthusiasm and vision for the future of the club, one which I share with him. IcLiverpool
I'm most impressed by his fiscal stimulus package. The Sun
Went to a lecture on Linear B; the lecturer was Italian and impressed upon all twelve students how difficult a syllabic script (such as Linear B) is.
Visitors were most impressed by the enthusiasm and commitment of pupils, teachers and all concerned.
While I have no complaints with his direction of this film, I wasn't overly impressed.
Bought by the club, rather than Roberto Mancini, Johnson was at first hectored from the touchline by City's manager, who doubtless knew little about him, but has impressed his leader with his dash and daring at outside-right. Ten to watch – the World Cup contenders out to convince Fabio Capello
We were impressed by that because it was more neutral, and neutralism was a word that we loved. Space: Sans-Serif
She was singing live on Radio 2 and he was a mightily impressed fellow guest. The Sun
A leg brace was fitted last week to stabilise the problem but he has impressed medics so much it has now been removed. The Sun
The wealthy foreigners who like this part of town are not impressed by shabby chic. Times, Sunday Times
After years of gardening, the marks of the spade were impressed on the skin of the old gardener's hands.
Dressing up time at the weekend and Lolly wasn't too impressed with it while Lucy just posed away all night.
The vision of her mourning robes and melancholy beauty so deeply impressed Capitola that, almost for the first time in her life, she hesitated from a feeling of diffidence, and said gently: The Hidden Hand
Lang was impressed by the motivation of the young people in the mail room, the secretaries and the receptionist.
The heart and soul of the movie is Alan, a shy Texan teetotaller who's confronted with a display of bacchanalian excess that would've impressed Caligula.
Despite his usual gruff demeanor, he was impressed with the vessel. THE X FILES 3: GROUND ZERO
You have to be impressed by the scale and variety of the contamination: not just from chemicals with sci-fi names (dodecyl mercaptan, hexachloroethane) but also radiation from former nuclear-weapons plants. An Artifice For America
I am enormously impressed by the warm welcome you gave me, and by all your questions and your voracious enthusiasm.
Judging by the epithet you've awarded him, I take it you weren't unduly impressed.
Everywhere the red-tinted cement is impressed with the footprints of children, feral dogs, rickshaws.
Originally intended as a temporary sound for an early screening, it impressed so much that it stayed in. The Sun
My father impressed on me the value of hard work.
I agreed and he seemed impressed. Times, Sunday Times
It was those skills that impressed many of the men and women who worked alongside him. Times, Sunday Times
I am very impressed with Brian Hanlon, who seems a switched-on sort of guy.
The southern club impressed all year and it was no surprise that they defeated the reigning champions to take the title.
I could tell from his tone of voice that he wasn't impressed.
I was so impressed by their new campaign I wrote Expedia an email, and said I'm getting even antsier to go on my trip to New England this spring. Haloaskew Diary Entry
She impressed him at rehearsals by offering three different readings of one of her lines. Times, Sunday Times
Moira is a woman of firm opinions who is not impressed with masculine presumptions.
Of course, as he tells his story, what emerges is his fundamental decency, and Old Nick remains unimpressed.
The Smiths went to an open house at the school anyhow, and left impressed.
They also said they had been impressed by the town's mayor and borough leader.
I am immensely impressed by the way in which the British juryman and jurywoman simply sits down to do this disagreeable duty though the heavens fall.
Leaving aside service so patchy it was almost threadbare, I don't like overdone halibut, while Michael wasn't impressed with his corn-fed chicken with pomme Berny and truffle froth.
His boast that he could drink ten pints of beer impressed nobody.
She was suitably impressed with the painting.
British soldiers campaigning in the Low Countries in the 16th century were so impressed by the effects of a nip of genever as to coin the expression ‘Dutch courage’.
Anybody else impressed that these posters aren't just some mangled publicity shots of the actor's faces photoshopped onto random disproportioned bodies? Kick-Ass Outdoor Posters | /Film
All Challengers get a chassis, interior, and powertrain freshening for 2011, and we've had a chance to sample a couple of examples at our test track and came away favorably impressed. Chrysler previews factory hot rods ahead of SEMA show
His ability to hit the ball hard, with little backlift, has impressed notable judges. Times, Sunday Times
The applause he heard was from fans impressed by shots that stopped close to the pin.
The international adjudicating panel was impressed by students and external partners who were as one in their fulsome praise of the Institute.
The partnership she has established with Ian Waite looks formidable and has impressed the panel of four judges.
Inevitably, the observer of growth is impressed with the variety of responses.
His words impressed themselves on my memory.
The Jury was impressed with the success of the architect's original vision in the making of a huge naturally ventilated and lit entertainment and sporting centre.
Anon 11:01 - I'm swyvven impressed you looked up holpen, ya little coillen. From The BSNYC Culture Desk: Art and Transience
The lush colour and floral background interact with the figure in homage to another individual who impressed Argaw with his concern for the natural environment.
I'm not impressed by the promise of tax cuts against the backcloth of a public-spending deficit.
We are not impressed by huge billboards in city centres with derogatory slogans about the opponents dreamt up by expensive PR consultants. Times, Sunday Times
I have been impressed by his sheer patience, doggedness, and tenacity.
I know it isn't politically correct, but I was impressed at the convincing portrayal.
Lawmakers haven't been sufficiently impressed by the carnage to do anything to slow down motorists.
Sasha impressed the judges by taking the lead and looking after some of the younger children attending the event.
So, impressed by him, I got myself a bass guitar.
My wife was most impressed by the veggie dish, which comprised mainly of courgettes and aubergines, and tasted excellent, although the pork was also fine.
I've used alot of berkeley and trilene, I've been real impressed w/Vanish's strength and castability, and have been slowly switching most of my bass and ultralight reels to it when I can afford it. What's Your Line?
At Milan, where at first he used to come to the cathedral to admire Ambrose's oratorical skill, he found himself not only impressed by the content of the discourses but also gripped by the psalm chants.
Neither impressed and nor did they look in sync with each other's movement. The Sun
When Walter was courting India, he spoke to her one night of Ruskin (she was impressed), but by middle age he reads only mystery novels, ‘as soporifics.’
Oak trees work to a seasonal calendar that is not impressed by a few days of untypical sunshine.
What impressed him were the tidiness and organization of their canoe, as if the men he met were like sailors on the HMS Fly, keeping it shipshape.
Colleagues at work have been either very impressed (women, young people and the vaguely queeny boy in IT) or derisory (most of the men).
When she befriended Fleta he had been more impressed, for Fleta was exceedingly choosey about her as - sociations. Here There Are Monsters
He was impressed by the extraordinary hardihood and patience with which these men bear their wounds. Times, Sunday Times
My husband was impressed by the way that the viewer couldn't tell who was going to live and die.
Slim, only five-feet-eight in height, with wavy brown hair, brushy eyebrows, and smooth-shaven face, he impressed one observer as a "delicate looking young man."
Although Chopin in one of his early Paris letters calls Cherubini a mummy, he seems to have subsequently been more favourably impressed by him. Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician
As we entered, I could not help being impressed by the wealth of articles in beautiful cloisonne enamel, in mother-of-pearl, lacquer, and champleve. The War Terror
I've been to quite a few home games this season and I've always been impressed with Pamarot.
Happily did he write epics according to ancient rule; no one was impressed.
I was greatly impressed by the high level of commitment to the achievement of success by everyone that I met.
And she is not impressed by the tendency towards harsh criticism from users of the internet. The Sun
When they tell me about the son of the house, however, keeping up the impressed noises can be rather an effort - goodness, a lifeguard at the swimming pool!
Rail user groups in the region were not impressed by the slow pace at which improvements were timetabled.
At that point I had yet to meet an atheist who wasn't narked by the whole thing - Chris Cooper had certainly not been impressed.
They would be impressed if you could trisect an angle using only a compass and straightedge. The Volokh Conspiracy » Good Tips in Case You Find Yourself Being the Person Who Makes First Contact with Intelligent Extraterrestrials
When Hezbollah offers to turn this into a world war, I wonder ... will they, or are they overimpressed with their own power? OpEdNews - Diary: Is It a World War?
That last candidate impressed me with his knowledge of the company's activities; he has really done his homework.
I was very impressed with the programmes that it ran, and with the professionalism of those involved.
We were most impressed with/by your efficiency.
However, the slaver is impressed by his spirit and decides he shall be trained as a Tunnel Warrior for the upcoming war with the wombat-riding Warriors of Doom. Getting momentum into Chapter 1
Their ancestors labored to build and rebuild the city and over centuries impressed their own character on it, triumphing over a harsh climate and foreign invasions, and surviving indifferent and brutal leaders.
The other part of her book which has impressed me is her philippic on Europe and her call for Britain to begin the process of withdrawal from the European Union.
He is not as impressed with the equivalent acts operating today, and pillories the celebrity-obsessed nature of pop music. Times, Sunday Times
It worked on the same principle, but the molten glass on the end of the pontil iron was impressed with a crisscross pattern, using the glassmaker's pincers.
He taught us a card trick and looked impressed when we pulled it off. The Sun
What can I say, h-dog: I'm just not as impressed as you are by the guy who took his pique out on the poor innocent fig tree, and told me he came bringing not peace, but the sword, to reave apart families. Muslims praying in the cathedral.
He impressed last year on his rare appearances in the first team and is highly rated.
But they knew a giant celebrity when they saw one and were suitably impressed. Times, Sunday Times
For those who know, or have known, Dave Early, I was impressed to see his credit is on its own line, with space above and below.
But when you show your medals to an elemental, force of nature, the elemental force of nature tends to be unimpressed. Times, Sunday Times
All those around were greatly impressed by the power of acupuncture.
States to the Philippine Islands, at which the datto was obviously impressed. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route
I remain impressed that the editor asked to include them. "Children wake up, hold your mistake up..."
Though much of his career was outside South Australia, the abilities of Sir Richard Blackburn greatly impressed those before whom he appeared and those who have had recourse to his judgments.
All were extremely impressed with the service. The Sun
More foundation and less rhetoric, son, he would say, but Gregory found that his oratorical bombast impressed other people. THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
Impressed with this convergency of testimony from so many different quarters, they will be utterly at a loss to account for the unanimity of these early witnesses -- all sharing in the same delusion, all ignorant that a false Mark has been silently substituted for the true Mark during their own lifetime, and consequently assuming as an indisputable fact that the false Mark was received by the Church from the beginning. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion"
Which of the remaining contestants impressed the judges in last night's fifth round? The Sun
The conceptions, then, which we employ for the colligation and methodization of facts, do not develop themselves from within, but are impressed upon the mind from without; they are never obtained otherwise than by way of comparison and abstraction, and, in the most important and the most numerous cases, are evolved by abstraction from the very phenomena which it is their office to colligate. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive
Although it's been a decade since another tea expert, San Francisco's James Norwood Pratt, last traveled to China, he recalls being impressed by the TenFu teaware showcased at airports there. Forbes.com: News
At first nobody knew who Perkins was, and the name favourably impressed no one; but before the shock of it had passed away, it was realised that Of Human Bondage
‘he has impressed me with his effort and endeavour,’ said Hughes.
His witty acceptance speech impressed an agent, who signed him up. Times, Sunday Times
This child impressed me as unusually mature
I've never made money my own god, so I'm not impressed by people who've got a lot of money.
Customers will be impressed by the expertise of our highly trained employees.
They hope that all visitors were impressed and made welcome and that they will return again.
Yet colleagues were impressed by his grasp of detail and seeming lack of personal ambition. Times, Sunday Times
His native musical ability impressed his teacher.
More surprising, at least to those who presumed her well-aired feminist principles to have been a continual corrective to Blair's masonic/lubricious tendencies, Cherie Blair appears to have been equally impressed by displays of New Labour virility, twitting her husband on the contrast with his own probable timidity: "John's just a man. What woman could ever compete with Tony 'cojones' Blair?
He was also vaguely aware that if she had been a more brilliant woman she would have been a more exacting one, and less easily impressed. Emily Fox-Seton
It is impressive both in terms of its collection and its architecture but the moment that impressed me the most was the privilege of chatting with a commissionaire as I stopped by the entrance to the main exhibits area.
They were both very impressed with the idea of helping in the store, if a little apprehensive. THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic
And Phil, after profound thought that would have impressed Plato, sold it for a fiver.
We were also mightily impressed by her twerking antics on US chat show Live! The Sun
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a sheet of paper on which has been impressed a revealable concealed identifier pattern in accordance with the invention.
I have more than once been impressed by the difference between ‘learned and unlearned hands’ in the performance of some difficult physical task.
I've been keeping track of what I call my invitation stream for a few weeks now and am impressed with just how many social networks there are. Mashable!
The class are suitably impressed by his war stories and then some little horror nicks his medals. Times, Sunday Times
Truthfully, I don’t know if I can say that a croissant is a “real” croissant if it isn’t made with real butter - and lots of it - but I am very impressed that Bittersweet was able to make Homemade Vegan Croissants without using a bit of butter. Bites from other Blogs | Baking Bites
An observant traveller, unacquainted with the historical antecedents of the friars in the Philippines, could not fail to be impressed by the estrangement of religious men, whose sacred mission, if genuine, ought to have formed an inseverable bond of alliance and goodfellowship. The Philippine Islands
It was once regarded with suspicion by employers, who were unimpressed by the notion of students lazing around for months.
Impressed by media since her childhood, she fancied to work with a TV channel or get her bylines published in newspapers.
Its vast breadth, parcelled out into eleven lights, and the infinite division of the stonework in the head, impressed the imagination; while mullions and tracery stood out in such inky contrast against the daylight yet lingering outside, that the architect read the scheme of subarcuation and the tracery as easily as if he had been studying a plan. The Nebuly Coat
It is only too easy for a devotee of a complex theory to be impressed when it fits and to explain away the problems when it does not fit.
Customers will be impressed by the expertise of our highly trained employees.
Her celebrations lit up a gloomy day but it was her interview afterwards on Racing UK which impressed me most. The Sun
I enquired the cause, when, with his natural candour, he informed me that he could not help being more impressed by what he termed the prating of the gossips who had just left us, than, perhaps, he ought to be; and then showed me a little vellum case which he found at the Lodge, and which, he was then assured, was dropped by the young lady of whom they had been talking. Vicissitudes in Genteel Life
The planning legislation was not impressed by the indivisibility of single processes.
I am not impressed by the policy in international cricket that both umpires must be from a non-participating country.
The great natural features of Asben, also, are doubtless by this time impressed on the mind of the reader. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government
By now you will be impressed with the results of your workouts and training program.
All the teachers involved were impressed by the learning experiences of the children.
Perhaps because I've been a New Yorker for so many years, I must admit that my "love" for Manhattan followed my original "love" for Sao Paulo, which impressed me a great deal during my first visit during my early adolescence … Although I was born in Rio de Janeiro (so famous for features which I either dislike or feel indifferent), I must say that I have always TRULY loved the "good old" PAULICEIA (one of my favorite terms for SAMPA) ... Home
Given the tight theme, Hughes says he was greatly impressed with the "nice little gamut" the nine authors riffed on the subject.
I had an opportunity to chat with him once or twice, and was immediately impressed by his fund of knowledge.
In Portugal we were all very much impressed with one area where the government has had an active program in persuading the chestnut owners to topwork all their trees to three varieties. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953
People are very impressed by the plans for the big anti-war demo.
He's really impressed and has been massively complimentary about my new-found svelte figure. The Sun
I wanted the chance to meet Roy Hodgson privately and having done so, I'm very impressed with his plans for the future," added the England captain, who, in fairness, had already moved to dampen speculation linking him with moves to the likes of Real Madrid ... by performing like an incorrigible galoot at the World Cup. $tevie Says Relax, I'm Staying At Liverpool
One candidate in particular impressed us with her knowledge.
Edward had been very impressed at how quickly she could spin such an even thread.
He used new irons and a new putter in Stockholm and was mightily impressed. Times, Sunday Times
Jeff is such a busy man, I'm impressed he made time to go all the way down to southwestern Nigeria to report on one of its most famous virgin festivals.
She was impressed with his attentiveness and 'compelling presence' and little by little he told her about his 29 sisters and 24 brothers [howzat for getting to know the family!]. Australian Islamist Monitor
Being a rather open, garrulous fellow myself, I was impressed.
I am most impressed with the efficient and professional manner in which my crew responded.
I was so impressed with their work, I told them I would find them a lithographic printer.
I was impressed with the many nice little touches. The Sun
We hit it off like we had known each other for years and my clients seemed impressed with her too. The Sun
This process consists in simply passing over the ammonio-citrated paper on which such a latent picture has been impressed, Photographic Reproduction Processes
At the end, I was greatly impressed by the smartness and keenness of all of them, and by the firmness and intelligence of their questions.
His eurozone colleagues were less impressed. Times, Sunday Times
Doing fast salsa footwork in week two is amazing - I am seriously impressed. The Sun
I was impressed by the depth of her knowledge.
Horsham district council is so impressed by his activities it has named a rubbish lorry after him. Times, Sunday Times
In 1857 a government investigating committee learned from landlords in the Five Points that “in some of the better class of houses built for the tenantry, Negroes have been preferred as occupants to Irish or German poor; the incentive of possessing comparatively decent quarters appearing to inspire the colored residents with more desire for personal cleanliness and regard for property than is impressed upon the whites of their own condition.” A Renegade History of the United States
For the seventeenth-century Dutch philosopher who had so impressed Einstein, God and nature were as one deus sive natura, and the practice of doing math was tantamount to a quest for the divine. SuperCooperators
Yet, the shapes were sufficiently indefinite to make me careful not to let myself be overimpressed by the uncomfortable resemblance, though I must confess, the very thought was sufficient to set some odd thrills adrift in me. Carnacki, the Ghost Finder
Among the scenes which are deeply impressed on my mind, none exceed in sublimity the primeval forests undefaced by the hand of man; whether those of Brazil, where the powers of Life are predominant, or those of Tierra del Fuego, where Death and Decay prevail. Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle

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