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imposing - use in sentences
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: A principle task was to make the bank less imposing.
Modifies a noun
- edifice: Without it, the ancient and imposing edifice opposes to the shock of revolution nothing but the dead weight of its loose parts.
- facade: Its imposing front facade of red brickwork in Flemish bond with finely lined pointing even merits a mention in Pevsner.
- castle: B Day 4 Edinburgh ( Queensferry ) - Fort William Today we travel via Stirling, with its imposing castle.
- monument: Kidwelly Castle is a mighty and imposing monument of power.
- tower: Another notable piece of architecture I must photograph on a future trip is the former British Airways terminal with its imposing tower.
- sight: The most imposing sight in Sanaa is the old city, especially the eastern part.
Modifying Another Word
- very: It is a very imposing building, built in an utterly eclectic style.
- particularly: Dennis pointed out Brian, who, he says, did not look a particularly imposing figure dressed in his suit.
- rather: A rather imposing building opposite appears to be residential.
- physically: It's a physically imposing side, and it's got goals.
- equally: Inside is an equally imposing interior, if more modern in style that you might expect.
- quite: Whilst mentioning the Bedford Modern School, the front has been re-laid and during the day-time looks quite imposing.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: They sound different to ours and seem less imposing.
- look: We can't really see that it's Blackie, but she looks fairly imposing.
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