pushy

Example Sentences

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He could win without fighting and push without seeming pushy, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Timothee Chalamet had long appeared a lock for his pushy 1950s ping-pong player in "Marty Supreme."

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

And your pushy best friend is trying to sort out your love life.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

“It just needed a push, and I’m pushy enough to say, ‘OK, let’s do this program in both ends of the hemisphere,’” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

She felt she was helping her son; he felt she was simply being a pushy stage mother.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady