Stephen had a brief impression of elegant clothes and a cold, haughty expression.

And the thought was real enough-not just a brief impression, but something that continued.

Her cheek still felt warm from that brief impression, or dream, or whatever it was.

I had a brief impression that something lay beneath them.

He had a brief impression of the room around him, the central feature being a large table used for the officers' meals and meetings.

He got a brief impression of a room, shadowy bulks that must be furniture.

She seemed to sense something, a brief impression, a guarded one, then just as suddenly it was gone.

I clicked off the recorder, mentally assessing the brief impression I'd had of him as he passed.

I had the brief impression that the log was glad to help, to do its part keeping the old man warm.

He had a brief impression of gunmen rushing forward through the darkness, firing as they came.