Sentence examples for amazed and impressed from inspiring English sources

The Emperor Tiberius positioned couches round his retreat in Capri so that foreign visitors could be amazed and impressed by his debaucheries.

Two years ago I interviewed her and was amazed and impressed to meet a 65-year-old who still believed, fervently, in the idea of radical change.

"I have been extremely proud of my association over the years with The Presidents Cup," Nicklaus, 73, said, "and have been amazed and impressed with its growth as one of the game's premier team competitions.

And all of them had to be amazed and impressed at how much they grew in the last few months of the campaign and the first few months of the mayoralty.

Gordimer, who describes Brink as "a good friend, a comrade in the struggle and a very fine writer", is one of many writers who profess themselves "amazed and impressed" by his recent habit of writing books simultaneously in Afrikaans and English.

"I was so amazed and impressed that I was automatically biased in favor of Texas A&M".

You will amaze and impress your friends in another city when you casually mention that brand-new restaurant that has been getting good buzz in the last few months.

The device is designed to shut off automatically after about three minutes, and the built-in nonreplaceable batteries can last up to 18 months, depending on how often you try to amaze and impress your friends with this neat novelty, which is available in blue, pink, or white lights affixed to a 750ml bottle that retails for about $40.

"I'm amazed and very impressed that they haven't had a lapse," Ellsworth said.

At the Louvre, Milly notices that the portraits look like her friends: "Now, Milly remarked that the Mona Lisa was 'the image of Mrs Twinny,' by which observation I was first amazed and then impressed for, indeed, Mrs Twinny, the wife of our odd-job neighbour, bore a decided resemblance to the Mona Lisa".

"I was amazed with the games and impressed at how the U.S. played," he said.