pushful

Example Sentences

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This action clearly certified the future of super-industry in Alabama and endorsed the condition Birmingham has in mind when, like pushful Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles, it calls itself "Greater Birmingham."

From Time Magazine Archive

Close astern of her comes War Ordnance, her pushful young captain having taken heed of the sounds of Standard's weighing.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)

He had only joined the riot from youthful exuberance and a desire to be "in the hearse," as an old Scottish lady once bitterly observed of a too pushful mourner at her husband's funeral.

From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian

No wonder the Fifth Symphony appeals so much to our virtuous and pushful middle-class audiences.

From Impressions and Comments by Ellis, Havelock

Having discovered his niche, the pushful Smith soon had his fingers in several other pies.

From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace