Example Sentences

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This allows the person with the sinus symphony to engage in full operatic repertoire without worrying that their effluvia is impinging on the sleep of their partner—or contaminating the shared space.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2015

Wave erosion is greatest in the surf zone, where the wave base is impinging strongly on the sea floor and where the waves are breaking.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The flag is impinging on the letter writer's ability to have comfortable relations with her other classmates.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2012

Q. Flag: “The flag is impinging on the letter writer's ability to have comfortable relations with her other classmates.”

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2012

The Internet is impinging on many peoples' lives and Information Managers are the best people to help researchers around the labyrinth.

From From the Print Media to the Internet by Lebert, Marie