imposing

[US]/ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/
[UK]/ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.grand
majestic
impressive

Phrases & Collocations

imposing presence

imposing figure

imposing building

imposing stature

Example Sentences

mountain peaks of imposing height.

You are always imposing on their generosity.

The fortress is an imposing building.

an imposing 17th-century manor house.

the monarch's imposing presence.See Synonyms at grand

the judge abused his power by imposing the fines.

he defended his policy of imposing high rates.

the College had not wanted to be too rigid in imposing teaching methods.

they seek to shackle the oil and gas companies by imposing new controls.

the council showed its teeth for the first time by imposing an economic embargo.

(5) to establish a rule of "imposing no self-inculpation upon anyone";

If you slap your face until it’s swollen in an effort to look imposing,you’ll suffer for sure.

Yet it is also essential that nations resist the temptation to overcorrect by imposing regulations that would stifle innovation and choke off growth.

Finally,the tall, imposing figure sighed deeply and placed the astrolabe on a table that was no longer there, andvanished.

And the paper picks out the best kind of combinability collocation imposing the research of the distill rate, damnification rate, contain shag and contain mixed of turnoff cashmere.

Han Lingsha: Hey! What happened? Anyhow so imposing just now, why are you so logy, now? Aren't you thunderstricken?

Do Hoang Tuong (born in 1960) offers oils on canvas where the woman is more than simply present, imposing herself on the canvas, and above all, her sufferance and solitude transpierce us.

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