pushover

Example Sentences

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“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 Literature

That doesn’t mean she was a pushover or naive; she took names and kept receipts of those who had done her wrong.

From Los Angeles Times

As a summary of his research succinctly put it: “Be nice. Be ready to forgive. But don’t be a pushover.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

“We advise consumers to give insurers the chance to do the right thing but to not be pushovers and realize insurers are for-profit companies and not charitable organizations,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times