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

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

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

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

If he’d tried to be pushy right then, she felt like she might’ve shattered.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older