pushy

Example Sentences

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Timothee Chalamet had long appeared a lock for his pushy 1950s ping-pong player in "Marty Supreme."

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Kennedy didn’t get his wish thanks to Lions receivers getting too pushy themselves, albeit on the field of play.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

And your pushy best friend is trying to sort out your love life.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

In Puerto Rico if I’d been that pushy, I would have been called mal educada by the Mr. Grant equivalent and sent home with a note to my mother.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago