pushy

Example Sentences

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"It's who's pushy enough, educated enough, to see the process through. And then ultimately the answer is generally 'No'."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

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

Kennedy didn’t get his wish thanks to Lions receivers getting too pushy themselves, albeit on the field of play.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Sahil was being weirdly pushy, but that didn’t mean I was going to let myself be intimidated into silence.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon