How to Use impressive in a Sentence

impressive

adjective
  • He has an impressive manner.
  • Her first performance was very impressive.
  • He has an impressive vocabulary for a 10-year-old.
  • That is what is the most impressive thing about him.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • And the wear time is impressive too.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As for the rest of the bike, the spec list is quite impressive.
    — New Atlas, 21 May 2026
  • The all-star game is filled with impressive draft prospects.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • His forty time was not that impressive.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The founders and their ideas were impressive.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • But, that doesn’t make this spray-on smart skin any less impressive.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 2 Jan. 2023
  • For a street bike, that’s mighty impressive.
    — New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That's some impressive heat in place.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • But what makes olive oil so impressive is its fat content.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
  • That feat was quite impressive.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2026
  • But Ohtani has been just as impressive on the mound this year.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Seeing two huge bands like that from the side of the stage was impressive.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 11 Oct. 2022
  • That alone would be impressive.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • And feel free to send along your own impressive photos to sell your point.
    — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Tomasek has been impressive so far and leads the team in high-danger chances.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • So, even more impressive to me is the way these grills can hold hot flames stable.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Here, the shooting stars will be at their most impressive.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 May 2026
  • Hope to do more on all this at a later date … but that’s an impressive squad.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 19 June 2026
  • The scene was impressive but beside the point.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Any sweep’s tough, but four games is pretty impressive.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • The turnout was impressive for the march itself.
    — Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Best of all, each one of these deals will save you an impressive 40%.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 1 May 2026
  • Just how impressive was Ziebell’s feat?
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • What was impressive about the hit is that Dart was able to get up and jog off the field.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson thrives on an impressive jump cut.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This put a damper on what was an impressive drive for the Mustangs.
    — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024

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