pushy

Example Sentences

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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

He was never pushy, they said, explaining years later how they let their guard down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Gary was a lawyer whose affability never offended off the court, but on the court I found him pushy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

"The guy was quite abrupt, quite pushy, quite rude."

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

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