Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Thankfully things didn't escalate beyond a scoff in this case, but what should a traveler do in a similar situation to handle a pushy fellow passenger civilly?
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Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
There’s never been any suggestion that Zendaya’s mother and father, Claire Stoermer and dad Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, were pushy stage parents.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
But Jay died in late 2022, ending a half-century career as the pushy cosmic evangelist, as responsible as anyone for the sensational circus of science, wonder and tourism that solar eclipses have become.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, this is another day where people are pushy and prickly.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
His pushy realtor mother, Judith (Dolly De Leon), encourages the setup, inviting her over and pressuring Ben to spend time with her.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
This will help you to learn what’s going on in her life without being too pushy.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
Safdie stars as their pushy TV producer, who urges Asher to give money to a young girl on camera.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2023
Intervention backing off The past few years have prompted a series of pushy interventions from governments and central banks, which have pulled every lever in their arsenal to steer global economies through uncharted waters.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2023
Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
There’s never been any suggestion that Zendaya’s mother and father, Claire Stoermer and dad Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, were pushy stage parents.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
But Jay died in late 2022, ending a half-century career as the pushy cosmic evangelist, as responsible as anyone for the sensational circus of science, wonder and tourism that solar eclipses have become.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, this is another day where people are pushy and prickly.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
His pushy realtor mother, Judith (Dolly De Leon), encourages the setup, inviting her over and pressuring Ben to spend time with her.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
This will help you to learn what’s going on in her life without being too pushy.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
Safdie stars as their pushy TV producer, who urges Asher to give money to a young girl on camera.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2023
Intervention backing off The past few years have prompted a series of pushy interventions from governments and central banks, which have pulled every lever in their arsenal to steer global economies through uncharted waters.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2023
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“Pushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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