pushover

Example Sentences

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He wasn’t a pushover or a people-pleaser — traits that are sometimes unfairly associated with nice guys.

From Los Angeles Times

That a love parade attends him wherever he goes — I’m part of it, having worked for him 40 years ago, sleuthing for a lost score — doesn’t mean he’s a pushover.

From New York Times

“I don’t have a locker room full of pushovers,” Mulkey said.

From Washington Post

Scotland captain Andy Robertson says visitors Cyprus will be no pushovers as the "toughest group in the whole of the Euro qualifiers" starts on Saturday.

From BBC

Call me a pushover for tormented heroes and soulful tailoring.

From New York Times