pushover

Example Sentences

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But Martin made clear to Truman that he wouldn’t be a pushover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

She also turns out to be no pushover herself, yet even she sees the Freemans as misanthropic freaks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

“I asked my wife to take it down, but for several days, she refused,” insists Alito—who is no pushover on the bench.

From Slate • May 29, 2024

Mr Xi will be friendly - he knows that China needs the US - but he will also show he is no pushover.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

“A Swanburne girl may forgive as she chooses, but she is no pushover, either,” she told herself, and felt rather pleased about it, too.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood