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 pushy Bennet matriarch (Ruth Jones, hilarious) looks downright cruel when seen from the perspective of Mary, the perennial target of her disapproval.
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Judy Berman, Time, 6 May 2026
His lack of emotional transparency can lead to me being overly pushy and feeling distant.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Overall, the service is warm without being pushy.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2026
My dad was never pushy about this at all.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Judy Berman, Time, 6 May 2026
His lack of emotional transparency can lead to me being overly pushy and feeling distant.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Overall, the service is warm without being pushy.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2026
My dad was never pushy about this at all.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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 8 May. 2026.
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