Used in a Sentence

impressive

How to use impressive in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for impressive.

Editorial note

Sorry Apple, but this just isn't that impressive.

Examples18
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of impressive gathered in one view.

adjective

making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"

adjective

producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for impressive.

adjective

making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"

adjective

producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"

Example sentences

1

Sorry Apple, but this just isn't that impressive.

2

Is there any more impressive open source project than Wine?

3

When I was a little kid, in the early 70s, the most impressive thing you could do was to work for a large corporation.

4

No flashy connections at the target Company, no warm intro, no impressive track record.

5

Now this is fascinating, impressive, and deserves further study...

6

Not the most impressive thing to you or your team who know about all the goodies under the hood, but the must impressive thing to a random person from the street.

7

Now, of course, I presume they found ways to economize and automate but it's still rather impressive that they could hold the product price down over that timeframe.

8

" I neither ridiculed nor made fun of Grid, as you claim I did; however, you seem to take pleasure in ridiculing and making fun of me. I'm sorry that I didn't heap the app with praise -- from the video I saw, it does look like an impressive beginning.

9

It is an impressive proof-of-concept for decentralized trust in cryptosystems, but it is hardly a currency.

10

For the purposes of this sequence, here is what I suggest:i.\tThe subject line must contain the single most impressive thing about your Company to Random person X.

11

This sounds impressive, but having a bunch of racks able to classify the outline of a face is vastly disconnected from machine and humanity merging.

12

" That is to say, we all read HN and see these impressive "Show HN" posts, and submitted stories about the Next Big Thing... and it seems like things are happening so fast, and we think, "Why even try?

13

Maybe there's a scheme here to prevent good DRM by flooding the market with highly inflated impressive-sounding claims attached to laughable security.

14

And it's true that overcoming your own objections to seek, and stick with, treatment for such a severe personality disorder is both impressive and admirable.

15

Not a commentary on this project per se, but I can't help but think when I see "X in javascript" voted up that the implicit frame is: "isn't it impressive what you can do in javascript now?

16

Your projects are, structurally, not going to leave you with any impressive accomplishments which you could take to other potential clients to justify your newer, higher rates.

17

This sequence will not result in a meeting every time, but in my experience it has had about a 75% success rate:1.\tAll emails to the prospective partner should be sent by someone with a very impressive sounding title, ideally the CEO.

18

Who wouldn't be envious of such incredible, valuable, and morally-neutral abilities as he described them?I've read the letter several times over, and I'm still amazed at how effective it is at garnering empathy from the reader and cultivating a sense that the author is an impressive individual who has triumphed over adversity after a great struggle.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use impressive in a sentence?

Sorry Apple, but this just isn't that impressive.

What does impressive mean?

making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"

What part of speech is impressive?

impressive is commonly used as adjective.