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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Stafford and a pushy Rams defense drove the 14-9 season-opening victory against the Texans in a duel between 2024 division winners at the Kroenke Dome.—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025 Nurture connections without being pushy Not everyone who accepts your connection request needs your services today.—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 As if your local Starbucks releasing pumpkin spice lattes in August wasn’t pushy enough, now nature is getting the early jump on fall.—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025 Sylvie’s pushy tactics leave Marcello questioning whether Emily came to Rome for him or as part of a work agenda.—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pushy
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