pushy

Example Sentences

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"It's who's pushy enough, educated enough, to see the process through. And then ultimately the answer is generally 'No'."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

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

You're trained not to be too pushy, I guess, which can get in the way of being assertive.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

She felt she was helping her son; he felt she was simply being a pushy stage mother.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady