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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Taylor played Sylvia Fine, the pushy but lovable mom to Fran on the sitcom, which aired from 1993 to 1999.
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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
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
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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
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
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“Pushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushy. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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