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
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
Something or somebody had impinged upon his intelligence.
From Love Eternal by Henry Rider Haggard
It was strange, too, how her life had impinged upon his, strange because the points of contact had in each case left a disproportionate impression upon her mind.
From Peccavi by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
