| 单词 | impress |
| 例句 | At this the gods all nodded and grunted and looked impressed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "If not, now would be the perfect time to impress me with all the fighting skills you've learned since being here." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Another piece of hard-won knowledge I did not care to forget, lest it be impressed upon me again, more forcefully and more permanently. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It does not impress them, one way or the other, that he’s crazy. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z So here I am, trying to pick out something to wear that doesn’t look like I’m trying too hard to impress or that I don’t care about how I look. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But as he had told her a thousand times, he couldn’t possibly be impressed at every impressive thing that she ever did. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Swordsfolk go toe-to-toe against one another in single combat, fighting for the honor of impressing the High King and his Court. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I read a book once about a girl like that—she made up stories all the time to impress people. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z When she was finished, Mini looked impressed and even a little envious. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His voice quivered, but I was impressed that he had the guts to say anything at all. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I wanted to impress our audience, and the older girls who danced. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z During those years when I was memorizing the questions and answers of The Baltimore Catechism, I was also impressing on my memory the spelling of hundreds of words, grammar rules, division and multiplication tables. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Now black residents were supposed to be impressed by SOS? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Keneally was so impressed by my students that a few days later we got an invita-tion to meet Steven Spielberg at Universal Studios. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I want to jump topics but I know she needs to unload, so I look impressed. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The detectives were not impressed with my tale. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d felt uncomfortable around him, especially while my dad was overly focused on impressing his older brother. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I jumped up to run downstairs and ask her to take me to the mall with her, since I was going to need new clothes to impress Tina. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Adams had always supported military preparations more as a diplomatic maneuver to impress the French government of American resolve. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Yale. Nice. Was the interviewer impressed with your academic record?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “I was just thinking about doing that,” and she took a lamp and left her friends, impressed, in a dimmer room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Verne was pretty impressed and said that I must have a fabulous visual imagination. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z His activism surprised Ifemelu—he seemed a little too urbane, a little too cool, to be in the students' union government—but also impressed her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And just like the story I’ve heard before, Quetzalcoatl is impressed with the rabbit’s willing sacrifice and generosity. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I have to say I’m a little bit impressed at how hard he’s working. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I was impressed by the modem schools, housing developments for the masses, and the highways and the industrialization that I saw. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Partly because I was young, and male, and desperately wanted to impress her, but I also wanted to make it clear that I had missed our lunch due to circumstances completely outside my control. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I hope Ghohg will be impressed by our gift and our best wishes. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z To be honest, she was more impressed than envious when it came to Mini’s knack for rhyming. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But when I came out for dinner, Nan looked like herself again, unmussed and dressed to impress in black leggings and a long red shirt with lipstick to match. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Though I was impressed, something was bothering me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I am impressed by the precision of this and am wondering how long he has practiced it, when he says out of the corner of this mouth, “I’m listening.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z For Lawrence, the stepwise acceleration of particles by multiple small impulses “immediately impressed me as the real answer which I had been looking for to the technical problem of accelerating positive ions.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When we had to impress other armies—marauders, columns of refugees filing past one another, boy gangs following their martial arts teachers—I mounted and rode in front. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Our kids had their own agendas, which left them less impressed with even the more fun parts of ours. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was halfway impressed by her intelligence and also her education. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But the fact that all of her family, and my father’s family, were miners did not impress my mother. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Meme thought that her mother had been impressed by the butterflies. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She said she was "both impressed and intrigued." Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I’ve told my parents about it and they weren’t impressed, but I have a feeling this man will appreciate it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The return mail brought fulsome endorsements from Niels Bohr, Mark Oliphant, and Frederic Joliot, among other names likely to impress the trustees. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The white man started a conversation with Royal at an antislavery meeting; impressed, Wheeler told him to come to his office the next day. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I’m put through to Roberta, who is impressed by my initiative and tells me I can come on in to her office in the back of the store. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We were by the biggest heads of cabbage I’ve ever seen, but that didn’t really impress me, probably because, well, it was cabbage! The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As I watch my friend, something in the way Soojin looks so sure of herself impresses me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He said, “Hey, you remembered my name, I’m impressed. Good morning, Walking Willie. We’ve got to hit the road in a bit, better hurry up and get some food in your belly.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He was impressed with his wife and bemused by the situation. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He greeted my Sunday school teacher respectfully, hat in hand, and she smiled at him, impressed by his handsomeness and cool manner. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was impressed by her, and whether or not I ended up taking the job, I was excited to get to know her better. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Genie’s aim had gotten awesome, and he was thinking he could really impress his friends with it when he got back to Brooklyn. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z For some reason the boys seemed pretty impressed with Amber’s display. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z One Sunday, they entered Mount Horeb Church in St. James Parish and were immediately impressed by the young, dynamic pastor, Josiah Thomas. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Making them also takes effort, so I know she’s trying to impress Kareem’s family, even though I overheard her assuring Salma Auntie that she was only preparing a “simple home meal.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Madam Hooch, who was still overseeing Gryffindor practices to keep an eye on Harry, was just as impressed with the Firebolt as everyone else had been. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Your papa is going to be so impressed when you win.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z What he should do, he thought, is stop at Sally’s house and impress her with this new time-telling trick of his. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Lavender and Parvati looked deeply impressed, and moved over so that Professor Trelawney could join their table instead. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The Italian was so impressed by the dramatics of the threat that he could not resist the temptation to mention it to Rebeca. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I was impressed with this response, but said that the idea of “group rights” did more to increase black fears than allay white ones. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess I’m just impressed you can use your abilities at all.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Croteau still seems impressed by his wife’s family, and their being among “the ones with their names on the buildings.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I’m impressed with the team that shows up—most of the art club, a lot of kids from the meeting, and about twenty sixth graders. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z There was a wicked point to all the sewing and cooking that they were trying to impress upon me, the tedious lessons I had been spurning and ducking. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “They want to impress him so he will bring in the British army.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Did I actually believe an aristocratic-sounding name would impress somebody who lived in a neighborhood where the power lines were underground? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z They were impressed with the facilities there, and the school’s winning record, but I felt more at home at UCLA. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She’d seen weapons like that before in the hands of crazy nymphs, and wasn’t thrilled to see one again, but she tried to sound impressed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa waren’t too impressed by the Preacher saying these things neither. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I’m honestly impressed with how many fruits Jared S. can name, since he eats all of his in gummy form. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They were impressed by what she had done. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya was partly impressed with his brothers’ dedication to staying in bed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I personally couldn’t be more impressed by all the support and interest we’ve had so far. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Constance said, trying hard not to look impressed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He gripped the pen so tightly it impressed channels into the tips of his thumb and forefinger. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But with everyone against him and no one left to impress, Trujillo didn’t have to hold himself back anymore. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellsberg was particularly impressed by King’s recent speeches against the Vietnam War. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Holly and Bluebell were impressed by the Honeycomb. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were times when I’d sit in the parked car and eat my fast food alone with the car radio playing, overcome with relief, impressed with my efficiency. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At the interview they asked me how I felt about the bornb threats and snipers and were impressed by what they took to be my courage. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to impress upon them all the true picture of the Afro-American’s plight at the hands of the white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I think he was trying to impress her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z For a moment he was more impressed than ever with the Second, with the things she could do, the things she was learning, but then his jealousy and frustration returned. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In the case of the Bull’s Head it is the bold “finding” that impresses us most; in the Captive, the strenuous “seeking.” History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It did not impress her that the VC owned the place. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I find myself wanting to impress you in a way I never thought about doing before, but being with you has undermined my self-confidence. I question my motives now, about everything I do.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It sure wasn’t the big brick building that his parents landscaped and fixed up to impress the neighbors. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He always liked to impress Mr. Levy with the cleanliness of his desk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is indeed. It seems almost foolish to ask,” said Slughorn, who was looking mightily impressed, “but I assume you know what it does?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The Englishman had been profoundly impressed by the story. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He would impress Katherine XIX—she had always loved the idea of him being a genius—and he would make the world safer for Dumpees everywhere. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Everything was guesswork, which wouldn’t impress anyone when the case went to trial. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I’m literally just trying to impress a girl.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He had been impressed with the field at the Clarkston Community Center. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I showed Frank my room, and he was impressed with how many books I had. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z But while they were impressing each other on the road with their tightrope-without-a-safety-net virtuosity, there was another, quite opposite impulse emerging. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Malcolm was impressed by that at the time, but he knew now that it was to help them cook all the way through. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I’m going to impress everyone with my cheetah speed!” he boasts. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Apparently, no one in the store was impressed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z One native man had learned new dance steps, which impressed Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m impressed that she didn’t critique my serving-bowl-holding abilities or something. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Bush could not fail to be impressed by DuBridge’s instantaneous assent and what it indicated about Lawrence’s standing in the scientific community. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I explored my sitting room which had a writing desk and a good lamp, and was impressed by the vastness of the bathroom with its potpourri and stacks of towels on a heated rack. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The Arlington game, that guy from the University of Texas was very impressed with his blocking. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked impressed, though, when Ugwu told her that he would be living in the Boys’ Quarters. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Maybe I was just trying to impress Art3mis by acting fearless. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I was very impressed. 12TH JUROR: Yes, I think he did an expert job. 12TH JUROR: I mean, he had a lot of drive, too. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z If only there were some way to impress Angeline, cause her envy, make her say, “Can I have some of those berries, please, please, please?” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Was he trying to impress me or something? A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am sure,” Mrs. Myers was saying, “that all of you were as impressed as I was with Leslie’s exciting essay.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The boy looked impressed by our connection — I decided to roll with it. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't imagine anything worse than driving down to Florida to watch a football game, but I pretended to be impressed. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t know your fellow well, but he impressed me greatly. Any man who can find his way through the Fire Swamp can find his way to Florin Castle before your wedding day.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It made her feel sick to think she might have been dismissing James, a new friend she wanted to impress, the same way she’d felt her brother had been dismissing her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When the bell rang, a few kids had glanced back at her, impressed, as if they were noticing her for the first time. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She looks up, and then at him, seeming impressed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was obvious to me that Mrs. Handler was impressed by Malcolm. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered, with a sick feeling, having tried to impress upon Henry how dangerous these were when mixed with liquor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Dalai, meanwhile, was thinking: A sink in the stairwell is sure to impress visitors. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They seemed to like Erik; to be impressed with him; to be ready to support the Erik Fisher Football Dream in any way they could. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “The rocket boys tell me you’re their favorite teacher, and I must say I’m impressed by their taste.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was impressed by how organized they must be, how hard they all must work. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But I know I can do this—I can impress her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, I was having a fine time on the dock trying to impress a couple of good-looking ladies with telling them about the journey I was to be taking. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Back then, the Doctorita’s education probably impressed him more than threatened him. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z However, when he inspected the aircraft up close, he wasn’t impressed with the grease on some of the machine guns. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Well, Mr. Secretary, I’m most impressed with how much the same things are as they were a year ago,” Ellsberg said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Uma bent over backward to impress her yoga teacher. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The gateman was impressed with all he saw and he said to Wang Lung, “Do you sit within my wretched room while I announce your woman and son within.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Kamara called me to his office one morning and said, “You and your friends really impressed those visitors. They know now that it is possible for you boys to be rehabilitated.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The Colorado Arts Organization was very impressed by the care and substance you poured into the film, and we wondered if you’d be interested in coming on our radio station to talk to our viewers. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But they don’t impress people nearly as much as you think. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat through several meetings of the club and was impressed by the scope and seriousness of its activities. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t impressed, not even a little bit. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Chamberlin had planned the meeting as a trap to try to shatter Holmes’s imperturbable façade, and was impressed with Holmes’s ability to maintain his insouciance despite the rancor in the room. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z That was all the time they had to impress the coaches and change their lives. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But successful negotiations required a French government sufficiently stable and adequately impressed with American power to bargain seriously. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He wanted to use Chacko’s visit to impress local supplicants and Party Workers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I smile and wave, wanting to impress them, wanting to be good enough to be remembered. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The tower was silver and tall and I could see Salim was impressed with London because he looked at the tall buildings with his eyes wide open and his mouth open. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The spectators seem impressed by the deceptions, often applauding them politely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I no longer felt quite so impressed with myself. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But it was the meerkats that impressed themselves most indelibly on my mind. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Shukumar lit the wicks of the candles, impressed by their long, steady flames. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The philosophers weren’t convinced and continued as before, and the mathematicians weren’t impressed—this wasn’t maths as they understood it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He impressed classmates—one of whom was Lauro Müller—when he climbed Sugar Loaf mountain, scaling it with only a rope. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He has another reason for painting furiously now: the artist Paul Gauguin is coming to live with him, and Vincent wants to impress him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He needed someone who could collaborate with MTI to pare down the show, simplify some of the music and set, while still pulling off a production that would impress Mackintosh. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I wanted so bad to come up with something just as deep, something that would impress Mei-li and show her how smart I could be. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Obinze did not know the brand but he knew from the stylish smirk on Emenike s face that he was supposed to be impressed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Myanda’s courage impressed the detective, but the deciding factor was the baby. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Her composure impressed her children and others around her. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z "Well, I must say," Grandma Knife cuts in, "I'm pretty impressed you managed to get your mother out so fast." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I would impress everyone, or they'd just feel sorry for me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z There was one Ruth who was always trying to impress the veterans, who wouldn’t hesitate to ignore me, Tommy, any of the others, if she thought we’d cramp her style. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z McWatt was deeply impressed with Milo, who, to the amusement of Corporal Snark, his mess sergeant, was already buying eggs for seven cents apiece and selling them for five cents. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As we walked the grounds, listening to Dr. Pérez, I was impressed by what Cuba had done about AIDS. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “You said You-Know-Who’s name!” said Ron, sounding both shocked and impressed. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z And I daresay you would be incredibly impressed with my marksmanship skills. l am a crack shot, far beyond any of the other girls and that is not boastfulness. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Dawkins has found a superlative—to render into a stupor, to make stupid—that still has the power to impress. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Slender, middle-aged, though he looked young, Joe impressed me as a sharp but easygoing man. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I was hoping that Denna would be impressed by my ingenuity, but she seemed distracted by the scene below. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was an even bigger idiot to think she’d be impressed by me hanging out with her crowd at the cabin, obviously, because she doesn’t even want me there. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He thought he could not be more impressed by her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I was impressed by the organization of the union and its ability to control its membership, even in the face of such savage opposition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Algerian Ambassador impressed me as a man who was dedicated totally to militancy, and to world revolution, as the way to solve the problems of the world’s oppressed masses. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t make out everything Mom was saying, but I heard enough to know that she wasn’t impressed by Dad’s performance on television. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I thought it was pride, I thought it was the need to impress your father, but then I realized your weakness was the same as your father’s: friendship. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “We hope you are impressed, Sergeant Major? You enjoyed your tour?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Seeing the open door somehow seemed to impress upon all three of them what was facing them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Ron and Hermione looked bewildered but impressed as they followed him across the little landing and knocked upon the door opposite Bill and Fleur’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We do our special handshake, and Sneaky adds some extra moves at the end, probably to impress Aliya. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z That really impressed Miss Love, and also the man who ran the booth. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He carried himself with such self-assurance and pride that even those big bilagaanaas were impressed. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Oppie’s speech had been cleared by the White House and was said to have impressed Eisenhower himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When Mr. Stokely drilled five in a row, I was impressed. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I was laboring under too much emotion. I merely wanted to impress the Court with the urgency of this situation. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But he sensed this was not a time Mr. Curtain wished to be impressed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Guitar had impressed him with the seriousness and the dread of the work of the Days, and the danger. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I sigh, tap my foot, stare at my nails, anything to show Darius that I’m not impressed. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Kendra imitated his movements, impressed that his hours of playing army were finally paying off. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, Mom understood;! think she was probably even impressed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And that was fine, because I was certainly not impressed with her. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For one thing, it impressed the savage chiefs to see the great court, and they often went home reformed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At dinner, when I brought his ale, I did manage to speak, perhaps because I truly had a question, not simply a wish to impress. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I could see he’d been worried that Edward’s daring rescue might have impressed me, and he was relieved that it seemed to have the opposite effect. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Lu would be so salty, frontin' like he wasn't impressed, which didn't matter because running ain't mean nothing to me anyway. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Anyone who has watched the dusters and sprayers of arsenical insecticides at work must have been impressed by the almost supreme carelessness with which the poisonous substances are dispensed.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He wanted to vault over to impress her. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z All this was published in the paper like we should be impressed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was impressed by the natural beauty, but I knew that Africa wasn’t just a giant safari. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “If you don’t want to tell me, that’s fine. But don’t fabricate some story out of a misguided desire to pacify or impress me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’d been imagining myself frowning at the crowd from our usual bolt-hole and worrying over whether I’d do well enough in the tournament to impress one of the royal family into granting me knighthood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Four wandering rabbits—giving themselves out to be some kind of embassy from another warren—had been held and impressed into the Right Flank Mark. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But she wanted to impress, so she gave it her best try. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The explosion of technology since the Industrial Revolution impresses us today, but the medieval explosion was equally impressive compared with that of the Bronze Age, which in turn dwarfed that of the Upper Paleolithic. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There were many ideas, but none seemed to impress the chief. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z But I do feel like every second we spend standing these inches apart is one that I must impress upon my mind until my entire memory conforms to its shape. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Of course, Miss Kenton cannot hope by returning at this stage ever to retrieve those lost years, and it will be my first duty to impress this upon her when we meet. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Dandridge, the personnel officer, was highly impressed with my credentials, especially my command of the English language. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "But never anything with this much detail. We were very impressed." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z If the staff had been impressed with Jerrie, they may not have known what to make of Rhea and Wally. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z She was very impressed by the hotel and the splendor of the dining-room. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Keith, by comparison, is not impressed, or at least not to begin with. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z To think how impressed she would be when he arrived in a white man’s car, driven by the white man himself! Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Many of those sitting around Yaxley looked impressed; his neighbor, Dolohov, a man with a long, twisted face, clapped him on the back. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Then start telling him details about your life together in China. Act like a fortuneteller. He’ll be so impressed.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Japanese were so impressed by the new weapon that they commenced indigenous gun production, greatly improved gun technology, and by A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Luce wanted to impress the men with the importance of his work. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I can’t hide the smile on my face, because I am definitely impressed with this boy. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But he wanted to know what the “mysterious force” was; the merchant’s daughter would be impressed when he told her about that! The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I impressed everyone with our favorite duet, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Timothy was very impressed, and I felt good that I’d been able to tell him something. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry. If it makes you feel any better, I’m impressed. Also, it’s nice to have you here. You’re a good traveling companion.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The one person in Yana Urku who is not at all impressed with my newly discovered ability to write, direct, act, and get good grades is Papito. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d always been impressed by the scenes of factories building planes and guns for the war effort—hundreds and hundreds of weapons coming off the line every day. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z If she was impressed with Jennifer, she was going to be doubly impressed with me because I knew my lines and everyone else’s too. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It kind of worked, too, because her eyes got all big and impressed and she gushed about how she’d always dreamed of going to Europe. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But there was no stench that could impress a trainee nurse. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Even if I impressed no one but her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’m amazed, Kyro’s pleased, the team’s excited, and Dad is very impressed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The business with Julian was heavy on his mind; it had impressed him deeply. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I did this in order to impress upon him the seriousness of our cause and also to evaluate his character. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “One of my first CDs. My sister wanted it, so she gave it to me for Christmas. Do you always resort to plagiarizing song lyrics to impress a girl?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They impressed me in 8, following me onto the roof during the bombing, making Plutarch back off so they could get the footage they wanted. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The committee members, impressed by the scientists’ presentations, wondered aloud if the White House was aware of their views. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The public was impressed, and the FBI came out of the war stronger than ever. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Him as killed your family. Us in the graveyard, we wants you to stay alive. We wants you to surprise us and disappoint us and impress us and amaze us. Come home, Bod.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The British, impressed by the deserter’s bravery, took him before General Henry Clinton. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your dad’s cool,” Connor said, clearly impressed by my dad’s immaturity. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z "I'm very impressed with the strength of your arcana." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Chamberlain could see the men shuffling, strange pathetic spectacle, dusty, dirty, ragged men, heads down, faces down: it reminded him of a history- book picture of impressed seamen in the last war with England. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I could stand on my head and blow bubbles out of my ears, and she wouldn’t be impressed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Part of me was impressed with her for standing up like that. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s exposure to the high-level deliberations in Schenectady impressed upon him, more directly than Lawrence’s scolding, the wisdom of shedding his political entanglements. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “At any rate, you got my attention. I’m here. Now I need to see if you’re worthy of my help. Go ahead. Battle. If I’m impressed, I’ll jump in for the grand finale.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mary was impressed by the discipline of the sailors: they tacked so swiftly, the sails moving together like a flock of starlings, all changing direction simultaneously. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He had always been impressed by it, and pleased to think that his girl friend lived there. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Several members from Gran’s church were so impressed that she collected around a hundred dollars. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He had traveled halfway around the world, slept in dirt-floor huts, given food and water to the poor and dying, but still hadn’t impressed Mr. Jackson Sage. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I was impressed and disappointed at the same time that I hadn’t seen the word before Kat. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am impressed with her store of china,” said Dr. Trefusis. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And I want to impress the foreigners, so they’ll give my school the donation. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When we investigated this theory, we weren't impressed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I might have impressed the king, but the queen still hated me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z That fact alone, I know, deeply impressed me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They were impressed and we began practising together. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It did not seem reasonable to incur such an expense merely to impress one’s friends; although Penelope did not know Lord Fredrick well, he did seem to her to be both reasonable and cost-conscious. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “If you really want to impress Posy, you’ll have to dye yourself bright pink,” says Gale, thumping his tray down beside mine. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I want to impress Ma with my new clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Girls swarmed him that year, impressed by his windswept attitude, his over-the-eyes haircut, and his Goodwill dress sense. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Adam felt suddenly that he had to impress this man, had to get under his skin some way. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I am grudgingly impressed that he’s managed to come up with a fairly decent bargain, despite having been tied to a chair for most of the night and probably quite drunk. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Both groups were impressed with the Hitler Youth. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I honestly don’t care about impressing my date. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I’m not so sure I want to be that impressed, either, by everything he says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z How impressed I was, I remember well; impressed and a little over-awed by the magnificence of the breakfast offered to us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I could do that, and he would be impressed by how fast I made an empty place look like home. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Charles Langford, one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs, was deeply impressed by her presentation. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z My interpretation of the definitions of specific impulse and mass ratio especially seemed to impress him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z While she was in London, Stanton visited with Angelina and Sarah Grimké, her abolitionist friends from New York, but she was most impressed by Lucretia Mott and the work she did as an activist. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “I am impressed, I will admit, that you made it this far. But as you can see”—he gestured toward the Nightbeast—“you are no match for a Nightbeast. Or for me.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z People were impressed, not just by his words but by how he looked. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I was impressed by how eager they appeared. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It doesn’t seem very high, but they’re proud of it, and who am I to say 1,257 feet isn’t something to be impressed by? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I don’t catch her face, but the stiffness in her back tells me she’s not impressed with me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Shadow stared, impressed in spite of himself, at the hundreds of full-sized creatures who circled on the platform of the carousel. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His mother had answered the phone and was very impressed when she realized who she was talking to. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It had impressed journalists, TV reporters, statesmen, and readers in comfortable homes who were thrilled by the high-sounding phrases and the nobility of the sentiments. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Making his way home, he resolved that he would hunt and shoot something, anything, to impress his family, especially his sisters, who thought he was a nuisance, beneath notice, as irritating as a fly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z No one, since she had come to America, had ever really wanted to hear about grandfather, except Reverend Bulkeley who had only been impressed by his royal favors. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t have the structural elegance of the work of later handbooks, and it’s written to instruct rather than to impress. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z As the Villac Uma took a tumi, a ceremonial knife, from his pouch, I noticed that the sacrifice of a llama was different without an audience to impress. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z As Elijah Muhammad spoke, the two Clay brothers practically led the applause, further impressing everyone with their sincerity—since a Muslim rally was about the world’s last place to seek fight fans. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if it impresses me or annoys me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z By the time they headed back to the city, they were exhausted and not entirely impressed by Coney Island. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He was a commanding person, over six feet tall and with a shrewdness in his expression that impressed other men. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I was impressed that Jim made a choice to be on that bus when he didn’t have to. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The Preacher liked waving his arms ’round whilst he was talking, and he was really going at it to try to impress these new folks. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Even Tag was impressed with the seriousness of it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Folks are mighty impressed that he knows so much, but the captain—a tall, skinny guy with a sunburn—he laughs it off. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Even if you weren’t running with the coolest clique, you still got some percentage of your rep from your school, and the name Riverdale wasn’t going to impress anyone. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He thought that Booker was an outstanding reporter; he also was highly impressed with Mrs. Booker when he met her. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Men are naturally most impressed by diseases which have obvious manifestations,” says a wise physician, Dr. Rene Dubos, “yet some of their worst enemies creep on them unobtrusively.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Laura is very thankful that you returned her wallet. She is impressed by your kindness and civility.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But I was also impressed by the boycott’s effectiveness: after nine days, during which the buses ran empty, the company returned the fare to fourpence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mia was less impressed with the pool than she was with the piano in the living room. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of them bit deep, and I have to admit being pretty impressed by how well Laura had nailed me on just one try. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “You’re not about to throw your life away just to impress a girl.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was deeply impressed with the work Pollard had done with him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “For you, that’s early. Next time you plan to impress me give me some warning.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Only the vastness of the building impressed us; not even the white school in Stamps was as large. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Gale the polecat gnashed her teeth in approval, but Pasiphaë didn’t seem impressed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You must have got that number from one of my Executives. I admit I’m impressed. However, I’m afraid not even my Executives know the code to my secret exit.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His extreme endurance also impressed the cowboys, especially when he rode hundreds of miles, spending all day and night in the saddle, without complaint. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Chen impressed Elizebeth as “charming and tireless...superbly educated and very brilliant.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Mr. Gitney — that is, 03-01 — reading of her arrival in the papers, went to the dock to greet her, and being impressed with her bearing and mental acuity, offered her a place in his home. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He knew that his thanes couldn’t handle me alone, and he was too old and tired to be much impressed—however useful it might be to his kingdom—by their fathead ideas of honor. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z We have seen the agent, who was much impressed with Godalming’s kindly manner to him, and we are all satisfied that whatever he can do to aid our wishes will be done. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Lots of corn grew on the land, and Polly was consistently impressed by Teenie, who seemed to know thousands of things she could make from it, but Derbyshire Farms was actually a rice plantation. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They were confident that these provincials, these yokels now gaping at their equipment, gauging the manner of fighting men they were, would be so impressed they would never stand up and fight them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked back at Redemption, who was muttering to himself and letting out the occasional low, impressed whistle. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Lander impressed her mightily, every one of his visits fortifying her for days after. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Okay, I am also very impressed that you Googled your way to Elliott Smith, who was quite possibly the greatest songwriter since Lennon and McCartney. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I was particularly impressed with this young woman because those white male typists had only used two slow-moving fingers to peck out their letters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unconsciously he tried to impress them as he walked to the ring, as if they were his adversary and not the other fighter. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Dear Mr. Waters, I am in receipt of your electronic mail dated the 14th of April and duly impressed by the Shakespearean complexity of your tragedy. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Did my presence make her feel so insecure that she felt she had to punish me in front of the pupils to impress them? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Briony was impressed by the muted response—such was the three men's worldliness. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Like me, they appeared to be impressed by the imposing sight of military power. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Spinoza impressed me for a while when I found out that he was black. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sesame Street’s creators were impressed even more by the power of television commercials. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The buses let off, and the lawn starts to fill up with freshmen, none of whom seems particularly impressed by me. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z If they were impressed by Seven and Thorn, Valley’s skill would truly astound them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The others look impressed, but the girl just sneers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z His only chance was to reach the border, and he bounded with an agility that would have impressed a bighorn sheep. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If Max were here, she would not be impressed. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We nickname him M.G., a make of car we consider slightly sleazy, a car one of our older cousins might get his Papi to buy him to impress the Island girls. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z This impressed me, for it suggested that he was a man of the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And rather than be impressed, I am worried about the expense, as well as the appearance it must give Aiyi, that we rich Americans cannot be without our luxuries even for one night. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We marched up athwart a hillock toward the house, Olakunde beating our step to better impress upon the inhabitants our seriousness of purpose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He nodded gravely, wanting to impress us with his own importance as their guard. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The moms are sitting on the couch, jumping up every few minutes to pull a favorite book off the shelves, laughing and impressing each other with their deep mutual love of literature. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was impressed, once more, by how resourceful this community was. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He keeps holding up one finger before picking Brother Quang, whose studies in engineering impress him. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “It’s probably obvious how hard I’m trying to impress you,” he said. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Both her parents and Ashima are at once impressed and puzzled when they come to visit for the first time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In part because of his undistinguished origins, Hamilton always seemed compelled to be proving himself; he needed to impress his superiors with his own superiority. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z George Orson Welles had been impressing people since he was a toddler. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He really wanted to impress Captain Ohaeto; if only the light were not so poor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He sounds impressed that someone like me can keep up with a woman like her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed impressed by her bravery in speaking to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Still, Hazel Levesque impressed him - even when she wasn't sitting atop a scary immortal supersonic horse who cussed like a sailor. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I tried to be impressed, but it still looked like a pile of rocks to me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "And Ishtar was literally a goddess, so forgive me if I'm not impressed." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “You might want to impress that on her. We’ll look for the girl before the year is out.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No impatient driver could impress this dog; he moved for no one and nothing. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I thought I was beyond being so impressed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I smile and nod and scratch “Forensics Club” off the mental list of activities I might try to excel at to impress the Excelsior judges. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z To the brother-in-law, these sounds were meaningless, and he was most impressed at the blind man’s ability to understand the bush although it must have been for him one great darkness. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Rufus does a mock Harlem Shake to either impress me or make me laugh, and it works on both counts, mainly because his confidence is glowing and admirable. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Do you think what we did was enough to impress them?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “And in all fairness, I am duly impressed with your skill. The lamp is tidily made. The sygaldry is quite cunning. The engraving precise. It is clever work.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His curly beard was green and white with lichen, and one of the prongs of his trident had broken off before Davos had been bom, yet somehow he still managed to impress. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Nan nodded, and I could tell she was impressed. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “They seem to be impressed by the owl.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Anyone who failed to get his message through in three minutes, as I sometimes failed to do when trying to impress him, Phineas, with my sanctity, wasn’t trying. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Friday when I visit Hank, he’s very impressed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I wanted to impress upon the court that we had not acted irresponsibly or without thought to the ramifications of taking up violent action. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They asked me what about the Hajj had impressed me the most. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She also got a job at a government minister’s office, which was rare for an undocumented immigrant, but she had impressed her employers at the interview. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I’ve got to impress on her that there is no reason for her to feel guilty about this. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t going to let Amari spoil her chance to impress the Derbys. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Marburn stepped back, turned to the assembly, and said, “I’m impressed.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “My dear,” said Beatrice, rather impressed, “don’t say you have gone a bust and will put us all to shame? Mine is only home-made, you know.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “You must’ve done something realty horrible when you were alive,” I said, mildly impressed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z However, if he was frightening or impressing fellow Slytherins with displays of Parseltongue in their common room, no hint of it reached the staff. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Alex remained impressed with how much sound could come out of such a thin body. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z His voice sweetens sardonically ‘And we wouldn’t want that now, would we? Santa won’t be too impressed with that, will he now? No, he won’t.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Wanting to impress him with my sophistication, I popped it in my mouth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z "Probably to impress you. I don't think he read it himself." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He would see it all and be so impressed. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “You three were so amazing at the benefit in March. Like professional dancers. Mrs. Atanabi was so impressed with how hard you worked, and how well you worked together.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t trying to impress you,” I say. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Even Papa hadn’t driven a car yet and everyone was rightfully impressed, especially the youngest ones. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Elizebeth forged her own path to Enigma, the British were impressed. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I was more impressed by the reference to women than his nearly bagging the MiG. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Lady du Burgh whispered to Werfel, “Do you think he is impressed?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Hanako remembered suddenly that the emperor’s name was Hirohito, but she was sure this little snippet of information wasn’t going to impress these girls. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “It might be possible that I win it earlier,” Petrosian replied, and confidently went on to explain that he wasn’t impressed with Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And so the day that Ugwu found himself in the trench next to Captain Ohaeto, he was determined to impress him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z After the departure of the detectives, the composure that had impressed Nye faltered; a familiar despair impended. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the image of the trusting goat that impressed him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I nearly trip over the Doorman, who, by the way, is not impressed. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “This next one will impress them. When I call, start pumping the bellows, and whatever happens do not slow down, or speed up, or stop. There’s fiddly work involved.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z So I walked up to the counter, feeling very impressed with myself, and I put down my money and said, “I’ll have a large number one.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His rolling periods impressed his audiences, but if the chief object of rhetoric is to persuade, Churchill’s didn’t—much of the time—do that. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “They’re getting younger all the time, aren’t they? This here’s Bud and he’s going to be our guest for a while, so I want to impress him with something special.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Nearly all were most favorably impressed by him.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When he turns back to me, he’s obviously impressed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Captain responded with the dignity of a young teen who is being pestered by a child whose parents he is determined to impress. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither the woman nor the old man was at all impressed by the fact that he was a shepherd. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Cullivan was impressed—he whistled when the feast, arriving on trays, was placed upon the table—and before sitting down, he asked the host if he might offer a blessing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever he saw the sea, or a fire, he fell silent, impressed by their elemental force. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Minerva thinks they’ve been assigned to us to impress the OAS with the prison system’s delicacy towards women prisoners. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In my head I went through things I could say to impress her. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I suppose I could throw myself into debauchery and hope to impress them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Bing Crosby had long been deeply impressed with Howard’s racing success—he once suggested to his wife that they name their son Seabiscuit—but every attempt to emulate his friend ended in spectacular failure. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You think I do things to impress you shanks? Please. All I care about is getting out of here.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “You may be destined to meet him, then,” A-Fu said, impressed. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to impress upon the reporters die critical role of whites in any new dispensation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad tried it too, and I was impressed that he kept eating it beyond the first bite. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But when I left school, I left the ability to impress. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Or so the guide told us, maybe to impress us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The simplest way to have impressed Leon would have been to write him a story and put it in his hands herself, and watch as he read it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In spite of her secret hostility toward the colonel, it was Fernanda who imposed the rigor of that mourning, impressed by the solemnity with which the government exalted the memory of its dead enemy. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z His obvious worry in this matter impressed me, so I did listen and look along the way. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She was so impressed by his enormous motley nakedness that she felt an impulse to retreat. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He sounds so surprised and impressed, I want to say, Oh yeah? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Initially, I was so impressed by his emotional reaction. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I doubt if Milton himself could have impressed me more. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But I was impressed it could maintain that speed with all the extra weight. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z None of this impressed Walter Reed, the army doctor who headed the commission. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Every Muslim present was impressed by the bearing and the obvious genuineness of the striking, handsome pair of prizefighter brothers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Like he’s already a college professor impressed with the sound of his own voice? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Styx seemed impressed by the size of the fire, and even more impressed by the full spread of hot dogs and fixin’s on the picnic table. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He does not look impressed or surprised to see me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But obviously something within them, no matter how deep, can still be curious and impressed by something beautiful. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And then, to impress her, I rotated my arm so she could see the identical twin on the other side. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “You were right about the modifications. He wasn’t impressed.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His paintings—which I did not understand—impressed our best artists. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I was impressed: Mushie had been able to choose any position he liked in space, all by selecting which branches to use and where to tie them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In the first place, the very fact that we’re impressed when people speak without notes is a recommendation for the art of memory. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He went on to impress us with his knowledge of the opium-growing regions of the world. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Here I’d gone and done even thing to impress her and she went and said a thing like that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By displaying this number in all its multi-zeroed glory, Greene impresses upon us the fact that it is very small yet oddly precise. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Drew said he was impressed with the business, and Dad seemed to grow six inches. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ekon watched, somewhat horrified and somewhat impressed, as she pushed herself up and reached for the next highest bough, climbing higher and higher until she was several feet above him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Like everyone else, instead of judging the final effect of Sophie Sassoon’s makeup job, I was impressed by the complexity of it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Because of the wheezing, it’s hard to tell if Mr. Black is all that impressed by the information he’s relaying. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She sounded kind of impressed, despite the horrible things Daedalus had done. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Nobody seemed impressed with his reasonable advice, given where he was now spending all his time. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It takes a bit more to impress me now. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Do not think that I am very much impressed by that as a boxing title, but it meant a lot to Cohn. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I was in fact discussing the silver, and how Lord Halifax had been suitably impressed on the evening of his meeting with Herr Ribbentrop at Darlington Hall. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Still, they would be impressed, he hoped, by the lovely bay windows, the shining parquet floors, the impressive winding staircase, the wooden wainscoting, as they sipped champagne and dipped samosas in chutney. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to say anything to show how impressed I was, but for many nights afterward, I dreamed that we had a thermostat at 93 Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Only in school a week and already at the coolest party in Calypso. I’m impressed.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Sometimes Ifemelu imagined him in a classroom in the fifties, an overzealous colonial subject wearing an ill-fitting school uniform of cheap cotton, jostling to impress his missionary teachers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her current project is a book on Andrea Mantegna, and he impresses her, remembering correctly that his frescoes are in Mantua, in the Palazzo Ducale. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z For such a small child, he knew as much about the running of the kitchen as his mother, Amari thought, impressed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And that crowd out there he had wanted to impress? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I raised my face again, there was such a ghastly look upon Miss Havisham’s, that it impressed me, even in my passionate hurry and grief. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z There are no performers save the band, as it is difficult to hire entertainment to impress a gathering that is comprised predominantly of circus members. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "So, Katniss, the Capitol must be quite a change from District Twelve. What's impressed you most since you arrived here?" asks Caesar. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The truth was, I needed to impress them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “The Fairy Queen is widely considered the most powerful figure in all fairydom. The groundskeeper had a desperate need and went to plead for her assistance. Apparently she was not impressed.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He hadn’t impressed me as being very quick, but he was strong. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I mean, who was she trying to impress? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Dasch wasn't impressed with many of them, calling them "a bunch of nitwits." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z At first Fred talked, as before, about music and art, his spirit knotted up with the need to impress. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It turns out that the foreigners were so impressed with the performance, they decided to pay the entire cost of the school’s new science lab, even more than Principal Marcelo had hoped for. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He would often seize Thornton’s hand in his mouth and close so fiercely that the flesh bore the impress of his teeth for some time afterward. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z I told Mr. de Klerk how impressed I was by his emphasis on reconciliation, enunciated in his inaugural address. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Polly seemed impressed, for he called her a good girl, blessed her buttons, and begged her to “come and take a walk, dear”, in his most affable tone. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Lange was impressed with how quickly I could detect a repainting, fake, or touch-up. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The Wart was so much impressed by the kindness of the old man, and particularly by the lovely things which he possessed, that he hardly liked to ask him personal questions. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When we conversed with each other, we talked only about the war movies and how impressed we were with the way either the lieutenant, the corporal, or one of us had killed someone. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The judge was impressed, but she had work to do. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so content in this country, so impressed with and loving of its opportunities, but then why, sometimes, did Americans fall short of their best selves? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The broad streets and sidewalks that had impressed me so on the first day we had arrived had become as familiar as the dirt road from Macún to the highway. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When Miss Graham first saw Corinthians, she was not at all impressed with her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The middle-class academy does not deeply impress on students or teachers a sense of social advantage. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Father Gomez was impressed by the beauty of those wing-sails, by how they were flexed and trimmed so perfectly, and by the speed of the birds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z These are the qualities we admire in things that have style, for style has a way of impressing itself upon us even if we do not know what particular kind of style is involved. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Hygelac was so pleased and impressed by his nephew's courtesy that he granted to him as much land as he could cover in a day's ride on the white horse with the black mane. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I at least hate the first day of school. Everyone’s trying to impress everyone else.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Language like that only came out when she was drinking wine or there were people to impress. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Good on ya, mates,” I exclaimed, borrowing a phrase from the antipodal contingent, impressed that my cohorts had sucked it up and resolved to push on. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I answer every question correctly and Maestra Eva looks impressed at how the words chlorophyll and respiration and nitrogen-fixing cycle roll off my tongue. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z How it hadn’t been an accident at all, but something she’d done on purpose just to impress people who probably weren’t worth impressing anyway, but she couldn’t. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I was impressed by the fact that Dante could be so systematic in the way he organized everything in his room. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I believe that my talent with a foreign language was the only quality I had that impressed Dolores. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There are no fathers to ask for permission, no mothers-in-law to impress. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Not his trick with the sympathy lamps—I recognized that for what it was: showmanship, a bluff to impress ignorant townsfolk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The audience clapped and nodded in appreciation, impressed that Paganini was not hard of hearing, as previously believed. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Before Norma: the arguments that weren’t about money or impressing the neighbors were about me—that I should be let alone instead of being pushed to do what other kids did. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “I am impressed how quickly you solved my puzzle,” he said, taking a sip from his mug. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Minli was impressed by how far they had journeyed and how much faster they were able to travel by flying. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She looked impressed that I had been willing to sacrifice my lessons, and thought it was hilarious that the Special Sticks still smelled weird. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m impressed,” Alex says as they walk out into the hallway together. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I’m impressed with their commitment to the project and each other.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Farmer didn’t believe in Marxism, but he was impressed, as I was, by just how much a country with little in the way of natural resources could accomplish. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Emma continued to read books on religion as well, and on politics; she read the Psalms, but was not much impressed by them, and as usual she called it as she saw it. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His bosses are once again impressed and pleased. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I am impressed by her awareness customs of other factions. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She seems impressed by how many people I know. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks impressed that I actually remembered but stays silent. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It made me happy that he was so impressed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I can remember accurately the very first set of books that really impressed me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z All I wanted to do was impress them. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Max is less impressed but lingers while I take in the statue. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She would have been impressed with my grammar and spelling, though she might have found fault with my penmanship. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Violet was impressed with the woman’s ability to secure her hose with one hand. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Not so much paternally, in that grim way my father always impressed himself on me, which eventually built up in my chest a resolve that told me I would never yield to him or surrender. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His mind is impressed with a single command: run. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If only I could impress him, he could give me everything I want. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Well, I never,” said Mrs. Popper, very much impressed. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have to think about impressing nobody. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z His poise, his explicitness, the assured presentation of verifiable detail impressed Nye—though, of course, the boy was lying. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Or he might simply have been impressed with how little was truly known about what he saw above him. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z She also liked that Farmer wasn’t overly impressed with the celebrity of her parents. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She got to her feet, and Harry was impressed to see that she was quite steady, even though two-thirds of the gin was now gone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I’m impressed by your initiative,” Mom said, “but that’s not going to get you out of the punishment your father and I have been talking about.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As a military man, he was skeptical about explosive devices that were too powerful to serve as practical weapons, and less impressed than Truman with the idea that bigger was invariably better. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We were so impressed with what we’d built as we crawled through the doorway and settled ourselves inside. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z More than anything, I wanted to impress the panel with my talent, so that I would be accepted into Performing Arts and leave Brooklyn every day. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He had been impressed with their perfection of equipment, discipline, grand gaudy uniforms, the pride of their officers. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sir Wallace, you have impressed me, sir,” he said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “My first name is Esmé. I don’t think I shall tell you my full name, for the moment. I have a title and you may just be impressed by titles. Americans are, you know. ” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Also, moonshine can make you blind, and what I've seen of blindness so far hasn't really impressed me.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Though she was still fatigued from her bout with malaria, she impressed everyone with her strength and courage as she dealt with Garfield's precarious condition. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the boy was impressed at being in the presence of a champion, and awed that Rossolimo would deign to talk to him, mumbler though he was. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then he’d realized that nobody found this funny, because they were all so impressed at the way Harry had managed to stay on his bucking broomstick. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z In my first letter I had hoped to impress you with my brilliant prose, but that will have to wait for my second. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Most of all, it was the wild music that impressed Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The lady I had left might be about twenty-nine; the one who went with me appeared some years younger: the first impressed me by her voice, look, and air. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The others were impressed in spite of themselves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think I’d ever seen people so interested in an egg yolk—they were clearly impressed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Even Homeless Harry was impressed by the swiftness of their victory. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She doesn’t seem impressed I tap my own chest: Ha. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And he was impressed by this new investigator: “He was meticulous. He was very, very particular. Not that Rindlisbacher isn’t,” Baird recalls. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The school had been so impressed by her portfolio that they’d offered her a tuition scholarship. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I am just so impressed that you use actual paint.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And they so impressed him with this that he wrote glib verses to prove it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He meant it to sound sarcastic, but he was honestly impressed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He not only kept up with the professionals, he impressed one of the judges. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Styx will be impressed if we get a head start on the Grasshopper fund.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I serve now, sah,” Ugwu said, in English, and then wished he had said I am serving now, because it sounded better, because it would impress her more. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was trying to impress this on the sophomores and, in this game, that meant constantly changing the defense to keep the other team off guard; man-to-man, and zone, 1-2-2, 1-3-1. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I knew my drum teacher, Mr. Stoll, was going to be pretty impressed with my progress. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I lift my head and stand up straight, knowing I must impress. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He was impressed with the boy right away, but he wasn’t sure what to ask next. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But he was impressed by the women of Richmond. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Scientists were impressed with his work as well. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He stands there for a while just looking at me and then he drops his clipboard to the floor like that’s supposed to impress somebody. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Percy is too nice,” Annabeth grumbled, but I couldn’t help thinking that maybe, just maybe, she was a little • impressed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Mom was impressed by it, however, her hand going to her mouth almost like a bashful girl’s. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Again Werner is impressed with how numerous and tiny his teeth are. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It may not be great poetry, but it gives you a feel for how impressed the scientific world was with Boyle’s discoveries. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Freud was so impressed with this that for years he was an ardent believer in biorhythms and thought that he would die at the age of fifty- one, the sum of 28 and 23. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If your performance impressed the audience and the owners enough, you were given a token: a tiny set of silver pipes that could be mounted on a pin or necklace. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The scavengers’ building impressed him; large and modern, it held a good number of high-class purely office employees. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Everyone’s happy that Mr. Kendall is gone, hopefully for good. They were quite impressed that you helped catch him, Crow.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Their house helps hardly understood him but were nevertheless very impressed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Bren brought a football to throw around to impress Vanessa, but she totally ignored him. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But the group from Chumley Prep isn’t as impressed as I am. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z It had impressed me as a beautiful Southern port town, gracious and calm. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I was extremely impressed, and made no secret of it. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Nailer could tell she wasn’t impressed, but even he was glad they had Tool with them, someone to protect them as they threaded between tightly packed shacks. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Granger was not impressed at all by the lights and the microphones. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I know he is still trying to impress Mrs. Walton, and I so want to tell the old man he doesn’t stand a chance. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The previous season, she had been so impressed by Prince’s talent on the field that she allowed him to get away with skirting the team rules. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Did I really think Kaylee Vine was going to be impressed with my octopus facts? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He had first impressed me at Fort Hare, where I noticed his thoughtful intelligence and sharp debating skills. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I always said he was off his rocker,” said Ron, looking quite impressed at how crazy his hero was. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She would be so impressed to see him arrive in a white man’s car that she would believe anything he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ron was so amazed, so impressed, he just sat and gaped at Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It made her feel sick to think she might have been dismissing James, a new friend she wanted to impress, the same way she’d felt her brother had been dismissing her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “You’ll have to impress them with your intelligence,” Mom said as Brian and I headed off to school the next day. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z To think he could impress them with airs of culture, and then reel them into his sick little scheme. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z My heart falls into the five-inch wedge boots I shouldn’t have worn because who am I trying to impress? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She wasn’t wearing the fancy saffron robes or gold bangles she wore to impress clients—just a simple white dress. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I took it from the box, put it in place and said, "I'm impressed." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z When he asked the local investigators to explain the contradictory evidence we had presented, he wasn't impressed with what he heard. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Calder was impressed by Petra’s writing, and wished it were his own. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z But the persistence of the memory of the human species will be far longer in the impressed metal grooves on the Voyager interstellar record. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus an Italian opera, typically, was a series of well-defined ‘numbers’, a glorified variety show, with something for everyone and plenty of opportunity for lead singers to have their turn at impressing the audience. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z At the same time, Europeans were impressed by American technology. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Well,” Fuchs began, his face twisted into an uneasy smile, “were you impressed? ” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Well- beloved was impressed with my not-entirely-truthful explanation that I had come to Johannesburg to continue my studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Esgred asked when she saw him, but from the way she laughed he knew she was impressed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ron said again, sounding both stunned and impressed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z When Jake’s mother got home from work, she was so impressed by the gourmet meal that greeted her, she didn’t ask anything about how much it cost. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, impressed by his intelligence and curiosity, she said she’d do anything she could to help. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man was impressed with the wisdom of the blind man, who knew a great deal, although he could see nothing at all. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z And she said, “Well, I am very impressed. And I hope you do get an A.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I can tell she wants to start giving orders, but she doesn't, and I'm impressed. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They all stare at her with wide eyes and eager, open mouths, waiting to impress her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She raised her eyebrows, impressed, and they raced away once the light changed to green. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Adults were impressed with what seemed to them a precocious maturity, and they were a little frightened at it too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We were so impressed by the comforts and quiet organization of the Mollers’ home that we were subdued and on our best behavior. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z What a cold, loose touch, he impressed on my fingers! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Hazel was confident she could produce enough gems and gold to impress even the greediest robber. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For their part, his opponents were impressed with his tenacity and clear signs of progress. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And though she can’t now, a sudden awful fear that I couldn’t have impressed her comes over me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t know slant rhyme from regular rhyme, but I was suitably impressed. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Even those people who joy in numbers and are impressed with bigness are beginning to worry, gradually becoming aware that there must be a saturation point and the progress may be a progression toward strangulation. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It would impress her friends; she imagined them sitting in the small room just off the living room, which Aunty Uju called the TV room, watching programs on satellite. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Charles was impressed with how charming she looked when she fired one of his guns. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As the computers’ work grew in scope and importance, however, a girl who impressed engineers with her mathematical prowess might be invited to join them working full-time for their tunnel or group. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z If the size and splendor of the king's party impressed him, it did not show on that weathered face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But at the end of the day, I don’t think I illustrated this short film to impress other people. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z For he had been much impressed by the graceful letters of Mrs Helena Kingshaw, by their honesty and lightness of tone, and by her voice over the telephone, later. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z And let me say now that I have been impressed by certain of the arguments I have heard here. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The coach was going to tell me how impressed he has been by my play in goal, and so on. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Both Dad and Mother tried to impress us that it was our responsibility to make guests feel at home. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Every student can only appear in one act. Dr. Throckmorton doesn’t want anybody trying to impress the Excelsior judges by appearing onstage two or three different times.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I was pretty sure I got everything right, but I had my mom look it over, just in case, and she said she was very impressed with my work. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I was impressed, not enough to clap—really, I was just happy something unboring was finally happening—but definitely impressed enough to stop sorting seeds in my mouth until he was done. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I knew my performance would have to be brilliant, as several of the masters were now less than impressed by me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I just love impressing the most popular boy in our class! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I probably look ridiculous, but I’m impressed at Phil’s attention to detail. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He was deeply impressed by field recordings of peasant folk music he had heard in the years before he began composing The Firebird. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And he knew the lines to use to impress them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Finn took Roza’s arm and started to pull her away when the man said, “I’m impressed. But this changes nothing.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Indeed, Tycho was sufficiently impressed that he suggested that Kepler might care to join the team of assistants surrounding the older man. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z But I doubt the professor was much impressed by my observation that, “When you chop a chicken’s head off, you shouldn’t smile because you might get blood and feathers in your mouth.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Until they talk to their attorney,” I added to impress him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I had been impressed by the massive amount of smoke and gas the combination had produced, but I was confused. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Gerald was showing her all of the secrets of his backyard, while she obliged him by being genuinely impressed with his rock collection, his “fighting sticks,” and even his treasure box. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Reverend Mokitimi impressed us for another reason: he stood up to Dr. Wellington. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, it’s no good that way either. She just isn’t impressed with us. There’s just no fun making her say uncle when she doesn’t care whether we make her say uncle or not.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The thing that impressed Winston in looking back was that the speaker had switched from one line to the other actually in mid-sentence, not only without a pause, but without even breaking the syntax. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Finally, I wish to impress upon any of you wishing to compete that this tournament is not to be entered into lightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “He must have been impressed with your resume, Mister-Big-Time-Restaurant-Manager,” said Mom. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She spent many hours helping to get their papers and books in order, and her devotion to William’s memory impressed the community there. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She tried hard, which impressed her supervisors, and was moved up quickly to the stitching work she loved. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “He had more hair. And back then he didn’t care about what he wore or who he impressed.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I was transported in thought to the scenes of childhood: I dreamt I lay in the red-room at Gateshead; that the night was dark, and my mind impressed with strange fears. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She was thirteen years old and terribly impressed with her own witchy cleverness. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I think Jim adopted it as the name of his D and D character to impress her. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Would it impress you at all if I told you I totally did that?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z There was still a hint of challenge in her voice, but Beto could tell that she was impressed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And to tell you the truth, I don’t really care if it impresses the Excelsior judges. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “You told me once to start by impressing you, General. I hope I have.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I like to imagine now that Mrs. Burroughs was impressed with this little black girl who’d found the courage to advocate for herself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He knew the Roman emperors, which impressed me even more. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He was so impressed that he tried to give her his wristwatch, but she disdainfully refused it! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He was impressed with her big white slab of a body like an unfinished sculpture. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I was duly impressed, and told him so. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She might be in the studio right now with a number pinned to her leotard, grinning through the barre warm-ups to impress the Jillana School representatives. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When Elizabeth Cady Stanton returned to the United States, her friends and family asked what had impressed her most about her honeymoon tour of Great Britain and France. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It impressed teachers, especially when you used words they didn’t understand. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z They spoke for some time, and Mrs. Coulter was impressed by their accurate knowledge of the Church’s defenses, and their clear assessment of its leaders’ strengths. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “My recommendation, Dorothy, is to give it another try. I can talk to the Grotes and impress upon them the need to improve conditions.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Well, well, well,” she says in a voice that lets me know she’s impressed. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I ran my fingers through the sand; I pressed both of my hands into the dirt and left my impress in the earth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Uh-huh. I’m sleepy,” said Constance, who chose not to be impressed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z As if that could impress a prince who was heir to the entire realm, from the Arbor to the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The culture of ascent was characterized by intense competition and undiluted machismo, but for the most part, its constituents were concerned with impressing only one another. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Harry could tell that he had withheld mention of this strangest power until that moment, determined to impress. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Though I didn't know what to make of it, I was impressed. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He came down dribbling the pill between his legs like it was supposed to impress me. i knew as long as it was going between his legs he wasn’t going anywhere with it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Later Ethel was impressed with having said it—almost as if she knew. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The newspapers liked to impress the fantasy of the happy plantation and the contented slave who sang and danced and loved Massa. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At school, they said that stealing was one of the worst, worst things you could ever do, he had been impressed from the very first week about it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She looked closely at Lennie to see whether she was impressing him. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But as nice as he was being, acting all impressed, it still wasn’t enough to shift him off the TV couch and see it with his own eyes. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “As I had a passion for oratory, I was deeply impressed with his power,” she wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He thinks his story is wonderful, and that if spoken right will impress his father with his willingness, his honor. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His efforts heartened Duran and impressed other horsemen, who began to hire him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple chewed on this, impressed in spite of herself. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I was trying to impress her, so I skipped the part about my passive, but integral, role in the man’s death. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “First off, I’m not trying to impress you,” I said. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She just nodded her head and looked dutifully impressed. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “I never got to tell you, but I am very impressed with your commitment, Arturo. Very impressed.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She made the film on short notice, had technical difficulties, and was not pleased with the results, but Hitler remained impressed by her work nonetheless. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The tragedy of that summer had never impressed Jethro so deeply as it did that afternoon when the dates stared up at him with terrible significance. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam said, “Do you remember Samuel Hamilton?—sure you do. When you were a baby he told me I was a bad father. He hit me, knocked me down, to impress it on me.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Why didn't he just tell me what it was all about instead of trying to impress me with his knowledge? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mai was incredibly impressed—not just that I could say these things, but also because she spent two weeks trying to teach a friend's mother four words of Vietnamese and had not succeeded. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Of course, at that moment, I did not know all this, so I was very impressed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m impressed with my catlike recovery, but sticky egg white and yolk drip down my fingers because in my effort not to fall, I’ve crushed the egg in my hand. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She had recognized Jerome Paisley as a weak, insecure man who was constantly trying to impress everybody. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The kid looked at me then, like he was kind of impressed. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z At this point, I thought it appropriate to reveal my identity, and although I am not sure 'Darlington Hall' meant anything to him, my companion seemed suitably impressed. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As for the girl he singled out, she was left impressed and terrified and confused by his momentary attention—which was precisely the intent. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Weaponsmaster was so impressed, he came up to the stage to take a dose, then, in the ultimate demonstration, proceeded to glean the saleswoman. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He could have had a hundred Treatments and it would not have impressed her. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Looking back at those days, I was both appalled and impressed by how bold I had been, how risky, intoxicated by life on the edge. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I nodded again and he whistled, utterly impressed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mom is impressed when she drives up at dinnertime. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She wondered what the witch was thinking, and if she was impressed with Hazel for convincing Jack to go. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes I’m impressed by my own lies, but I can see the suspicion radiating from her eyes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She’d never been impressed with Hedge’s nursing abilities before, but he must have done something right. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was impressed by what my sister had tried to do, but she’s no Steven Spielberg. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I whispered, so impressed that Tidings would risk so much for Dismay. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Right,” I said, impressed at how easily Trevor lied to his mom. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He looked around the front hall, took in all the signs of cleaning, ambled over and peered into the parlor, and put on an exaggerated mock expression of being impressed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I’m impressed you got up here so quickly—and without a pack of court ladies hounding after you. Perhaps you should try your hand at being an assassin.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Yes, I’m kidding, but pipe down. I’m trying to find something to properly impress you with my vocal stylings.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I am almost impressed with the rhythm of it all, in a repulsive sort of way. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “If you’d got yourself a date for tonight, you could impress the hell out of her about this rocket. She wouldn’t be able to get out of her panties fast enough!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They were all very impressed and couldn’t wait to get started, but soon realized they weren’t going to be changing the furniture into animals for a long time. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z And maybe some stupid tiny part of me wants to impress someone—but if that someone is off-limits, then what’s the point? Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The coastguard was impressed by the quiet strength of this stranger's speaking. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The speed and accuracy of my answers impressed them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She stared at the old woman, distinctly impressed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Gallantry to impress the OAS is what Minerva guesses. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at them, impressing them forever on my mind, wondering why they had the power to touch me, to sadden me, as though they were children that did not want me to go away. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Dill attributed this to her being impressed with his bravery. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z We didn’t know what it was called then, but I was impressed with the fact that the black fellows knew how to speak English really fast, and to the beat. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “One might sooner scrawl on granite with a lilac than impress rhetorical niceties upon that woman.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I began searching my mind for a consoling way to view the roadside sights and also, frankly, for something likely to impress Farmer. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The city impressed him, he said later, which was surprising because as a rule nothing impressed him, nothing moved him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z My dates can’t fail to be impressed by my physical condition. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But I guessed that maybe I had impressed her and I walked on over to the rail. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were of a respectable family in the north of England; a circumstance more deeply impressed on their memories than that their brother’s fortune and their own had been acquired by trade. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z They went to the Reichssportfeld and came away impressed by the immensity and modernity of the stadium. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At the end of the song, he rubbed his beard and said that he was impressed with my dancing and found the singing “interesting.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The PSFs assigned to their room had been so impressed with the sheer detail of his work that they actually let him finish. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My son stared, very impressed by the general he had seen in the parade, but his father said, “It’s your mother. Go to your mother.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “That showed incredibly good judgment on young Goran’s part. I’m impressed—considerably more impressed, actually, than if he’d continued climbing and made the top.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I was impressed by how much life Mr. Black had lived, and how much he wanted to have his life around him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I have never been so simultaneously impressed and bewildered. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I remember when you first told me that it was “your” tree, I was so impressed. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I loved Dorothy’s spirit, and I was impressed that even though she was trying to find her way home, she stopped to help those in need, like the Cowardly Lion and the rusty Tin Man. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I know many scholars who have nothing to hide and no need to impress. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In an effort to impress his latest parole officer, Richie was trying to improve his vocabulary. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I’m impressed. You’ve earned your first bonus. Two yards of any fabric you like, on the house.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He would pronounce judgment, and all would be impressed by his wisdom and his fairness. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He greeted my Sunday school teacher respectfully, hat in hand, and she smiled at him, impressed by his handsomeness and cool manner. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Technically, he’s top banana as president of the eighth grade, even though he only ran for office to impress Suzy Kraft, who dumped him anyway, the day after the election. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Jill Campbell, of State College Area High School, says she had been impressed by the Truman cast’s adeptness at listening to one another. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Prominent among them was H. J. Muller, who was impressed that several well-known theoretical physicists, especially Pascual Jordan, thought forces existed by which like attracted like. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “I was curious to see how far you’d get on this litde project before I dashed your hopes. I must say I’m impressed.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He paused as if expecting Thomas to be impressed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Do they, um, work?” the man replied, not seeming very impressed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He might have been more impressed if he had not known that these were the very chambers that had given the Bloody Keep its name. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z One by one, he took the impressed, the curious, the adventurous into the gray shadows, after explaining that they were going to play Momma and Poppa. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In the same room on the same date in 1861, one hundred and four years earlier, President Abraham Lincoln had signed a bill freeing slaves impressed into the service of the Confederate army. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have to say, I’m impressed that you aren’t screaming and crying right now.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He remembered being impressed by how old cockroaches were. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Pri is a little different—the edge in her voice is gone as if she is smoothing out everything about herself to impress this girl. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They had held him spellbound, and now they were impressing Maria so much that she was practically glued to him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Children, well done, but that is enough—” Penelope was also impressed with the presentation, but she thought it best to end there. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z And then there was the time that a maid, new to the Tulane household and eager to impress her employers with her diligence, came upon Edward sitting on his chair in the dining room. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z I want them to be impressed by my adventures, but I get a different kind of reaction. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I was very much impressed, and not for the first time, by my guardian’s subtlety. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Speaking to the same publication, Bobby Rush said, “He went to Harvard and became an educated fool. We’re not impressed with these folks with these eastern elite degrees.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Of the three, it was Rutherford whose appearance had most impressed Winston. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He’d be impressed by that, because he’d run for town council once and was always talking about “what a pleasure and a privilege it is for one citizen to serve another.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I think he would have found work for me anyway, because he was impressed by how much I knew about African animals. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z When you are sixteen, adults are slightly impressed and almost intimidated by you. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m impressed, you know? My friend Owen thought he was a YouTube sensation when forty-six people watched him play the ukulele.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I got the feeling this was something she often tried to impress upon them, with little success. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I would like to impress this on the magazine writer who described some body’s walls as “hanged with handsome black-and-white photographs.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried the fried rattlesnake on my first day here, and I wasn’t all that impressed—it pretty much just tasted like little fried pieces of fried stuff. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It did not occur to me that the music was not for me but to impress the Mehtas’ friends. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Father Nicanor tried to impress the military authorities with the miracle of levitation and had his head split open by the butt of a soldier’s rifle. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She was already afraid Rishi would think she was trying to impress him or something. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z What impressed me most as an observer was the entrance to the A train on 125th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He was so impressed that he very nearly told Mr. Croker about the wooden acorn that unscrewed the wrong way too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Once again I was impressed by my mother's cleverness and courage. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “You did great tonight I think my parents were impressed.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z His tone impressed her; she looked again at the faces on the kitchen table. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Tina's screams die down to whimpers once there's no one left to impress. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Sheriff Ocasek is one of those people who doesn’t show much emotion—like he’s seen it all, so nothing really impresses him anymore. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Yet he whom it describes scarcely impressed one with the idea of a gentle, a yielding, an impressible, or even of a placid nature. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She looked surprised but impressed when I showed her your worksheet and my chicken books from the library. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I suspected he was trying to impress us. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I’ll also admit to the fact that certain arcanists occasionally use prepared candles or torches to impress gullible townsfolk,” Ben said, clearing his throat self-consciously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Why didn't he just tell me what it was all about instead of trying to impress me with his knowledge? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so impressed with the work he’s put in. He’s been raking the ball all year.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The dead man might have had thirty more years of life if only I had impressed the way back to our trench more sharply on my memory. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But the officer was laughing; he looked both surprised and impressed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He shrugged, “I suppose that forms some of the basis for resentment toward them on the part of the technicians here. The robots are perhaps too willing to impress you with their greater knowledge.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “We were determined to find, if we could, some effective way of demonstrating the power of an atomic bomb without loss of life that would impress Japans warlords. If only this could be done!” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Harry thought he had rather impressed his uncle with this argument. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Slowly tallying mortality and natality figures, Dobyns continued to be impressed by what he found. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Joseph Lister, a surgeon in Scotland, was impressed by Pasteur's work. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I thought the bird was merely trying to impress me with idle gossip: I should have questioned her further. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The mundane details of life impressed him too — the neatly made milk cartons, the spring-loaded window shades, the electric iceboxes everywhere. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It took just a few days, but I must of impressed the captain because he asked if I wanted to ship out when the ship left. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course I wanted to impress you, Master Kilvin,” I said, looking down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When I showed the envelope to the deputy at the desk, he didn’t seem very impressed. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I don’t know who I was trying to impress. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z No one’s trying to impress anyone, except me, and it isn’t even working. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, as I said, she did things to impress the veterans at our expense. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The next night, Mark Anthony hosted a dinner party in Cleopatra’s honor, intending to impress the queen with an elegant and beautifully appointed feast. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “My wife never thought of this,” said one, and he bought some crystal—he was entertaining guests that night, and the guests would be impressed by the beauty of the glassware. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Eitri’s masterpiece would be something that would impress the gods, and if the gods were impressed enough, then he would lose his head. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “To be honest, I’m kind of impressed, Darryl. I never knew you could get that kind of speed out of that fat caboose of yours.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I knew most of the answers and impressed everybody. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At eight, Benton had learned to impress his father by reading scripture at the dinner table. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Becton had met Ann at a protest rally soon after coming to Durham, and the two had been impressed with each other. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z An attempt on his part, both sly and pathetic, to impress. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He was impressed, and vowed not to say a word about the pain from the thorn scratches across his face. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I saw a cowboy movie once and was impressed by how the sheriff always brushed his horse and threw a soft blanket over its back at the end of the day. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z This was my cue to act impressed, but I generally passed. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “You will know your history, your biochemistry, and your toxins ad nauseam to impress at conclave,” Goddard told Rowan with a disgusted wave of his hand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Roy Lee’s date for the formal was there, having come across the mountain to be properly impressed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I know you started wearing a new cologne. That citrus scent. Is it to impress her?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She seemed pretty impressed with my arguing back at her like that. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was frowning in a surprised but impressed sort of way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Turner was impressed that Willis could smile at his mother and sneer at him at one and the same moment. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “I had become interested in the anti-slavery and temperance questions, and was deeply impressed with the appeals and arguments,” she wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I was more impressed by how much the guests didn’t eat, as the servers cleared away banana leaves still piled high with food. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z As if goblins somehow had to try to impress an elf. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Even so, he scored a ten and it's not hard to imagine he impressed the Gamemakers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I wonder if the girls really care about football, or if they just act this way to impress their husbands. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He was also impressed with Elya, who seemed to have grown bigger and stronger in the last two months. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I was impressed with his degree, but when I met him, I thought to myself, “This chap has an M.A. and he is not even wearing a tie!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I can tell he’s been holding in this comment all night, and he seems more confused than impressed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Seems as if they're working on a condensation trap to purify some water, and though I’m thoroughly impressed that they even know what a condensation trap is, they’re going about it all wrong. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But I didn't, and maybe my boldness impressed him, because he told me my father was at St. Michael's prison. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Finally the captain looks up, the impress of his loupe a tight pink circle around his eye. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I charmed her with my good looks and impressed her with my massive textbooks.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And when they were a little older he would impress upon them that there was no God, but that their lives were holy and for each one of them there was this real true purpose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I am clearly not meant to impress this girl. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I’m apparently not as impressed by this as he would like. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “I’m more concerned for your safety. She might be pretty and might impress you with her cleverness, but she’s still an assassin, Dorian.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell him how impressed Customs Officer II was that he was an architect. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Faith took a good, smiling look at me then, her big eyes all impressed and opened just that much wider. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Vincent stayed quiet as he chewed, but he nodded like he was impressed with himself. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Initially the outside world was impressed with Hitler and the Hitler Youth. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The more impressed they were with the power of the Lannisters, the easier they would be to command. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The kids who skated the handrails at the park back in Chicago would’ve been impressed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z |
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