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

A year after narrowly losing best actor honors with his uncanny Bob Dylan portrayal in "A Complete Unknown," Timothee Chalamet had long appeared a lock for his pushy ping-pong player "Marty Supreme."

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

You're trained not to be too pushy, I guess, which can get in the way of being assertive.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

I did not want to be pushy and ask him directly what he had found out.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez