impinge
verb (used without object)
to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on orupon ).
impinges
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present tense formof impinge (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Players will also flow into some clubs in a similar fashion, I'm sure, and I'm afraid all of this impinges on managers and coaches from this country, who are not part of that network.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
In subsequent books, the outside world impinges on Roz’s idyll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
Lawyers for Carter said in briefs that the type of training ordered “is a commonplace civil contempt sanction” and denied that it impinges on the airline’s free speech rights.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
He also argues the new consultation requirement impinges on academic freedom.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 18, 2023
It impinges on us; it separates us; we shrink from it; we brave through it; we laugh; we jest; we jeer; and we save the fragments of our souls.
From Some Imagist Poets, 1916 An Annual Anthology by Richard Aldington
