pushy

Example Sentences

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“They don’t necessarily like him, because he can be difficult to work with and very, very demanding, very pushy.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A parliamentary colleague complained he was "pushy" on the climate, and his big ambitions as minister were cut short when Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring.

From BBC

“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

Mahnoor said her parents had been very supportive and that the stereotype of parents of their heritage being pushy was "false".

From BBC

Most of the guys on the apps were pushy.

From Los Angeles Times