Examples of pushy in a Sentence
he's usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people's projects
the pushy cocktail waiter kept asking me if I wanted another drink, even though I hadn't finished the first one
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The fact is, in a newsroom full of meddlesome, sometimes pushy people, Beverly was none of that.
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Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Taylor played Sylvia Fine, the pushy but lovable mom to Fran on the sitcom, which aired from 1993 to 1999.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Don’t be pushy, show your gratitude, be open-minded, smile, greet people by their first name, learn what interests them and, most of all, have a sense of humor.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Too many reminders can come across as pushy and hurt your chances.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Taylor played Sylvia Fine, the pushy but lovable mom to Fran on the sitcom, which aired from 1993 to 1999.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Don’t be pushy, show your gratitude, be open-minded, smile, greet people by their first name, learn what interests them and, most of all, have a sense of humor.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Too many reminders can come across as pushy and hurt your chances.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pushy
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“Pushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushy. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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