impinge
verb (used without object)
to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on orupon ).
had impinged
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past perfectof impinge.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Howard has been dealing with what the Wizards have described as “gluteal soreness,” and the injury had impinged his lower body movement throughout the season, limiting him to nine of the Wizards' first 21 games.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2018
At first the amazing beauty of Thoreau's wife had impinged itself upon his senses with something of a shock.
From Back to God's Country and Other Stories by James Oliver Curwood
The corner of the raft had impinged against some ice that was piled on the beach.
From Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them by Orson Lowell
For a sound like the whiffling of a wind through dry sticks combined with the creaking of a saw had, impinged on his senses.
From The Burning Spear by John Galsworthy
Once before in history the machine had impinged upon human culture with an effect of the greatest moment.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
