Impress
Impress verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.
Run
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He's only 11-13 (yes, really), but has all the aplomb of an eighteen year-old, using his wit to impress the police and run circles around criminals.
Source: Literature / The Famous Five - In Dan For Mayor Dan is a slacker who decides to run for mayor of the city of Wessex in order to impress an ex-girlfriend.
Source: Election Day Episode - Family Guy: Brian tries to impress a hot girl he has seen coming to a coffee shop after running by putting on a headband, acting like he just got done with a run himself.
Source: One, Two, Skip a Few
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Run and Impress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impress/run
Impress & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/impress/run>.
Run or Impress. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/impress/run.
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