Sentence examples for made a serious impression from inspiring English sources

The film's central character is an American expatriate played by Ryan Gosling, who made a serious impression as a getaway driver in Refn's Los Angeles-set Drive.

Not surprising, therefore, that as a TV interviewer on CNN, he has made a serious impression on the wider American public, not the least through his stand on gun control after the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Addis told the crowd that more than an hour later Jones had made a serious impression on McCain.

It remains SNL's most experimental season (Marilyn Miller's dramatic scenes a true standout), and this made a serious impression on my 17-year-old mind.

At the opposite end Jagielka and Joleon Lescott were impressive against Carlos Tevez who struggled to make a serious impression upon the game.

Lionel Messi's achieved just about everything in football bar making a serious impression on the biggest tournament of all.

It is at best remotely possible that anyone in this staging could make a serious impression as the ballet's sorcerer, Von Rotbart.

Stuart Broad took 4 for 83 for England, but he was the only bowler who was able to make a serious impression.

So it is not at all surprising to see them at the top of Group I, nor will it be if they make a serious impression in Russia.

Brunel said Perpignan's inability to make a serious impression on the Heineken Cup since reaching the final in 2003 had been "the great frustration" of a period with the club that saw it win its first French championship for more than half a century in 2009.

It was a night of awkward truths for Arsenal and, by the time it was all done, it felt like the irrefutable evidence of how far they have to go before they can be regarded as a team who are capable of making a serious impression on the Champions League.