Examples of pushover in a Sentence
They thought the first team they played would be a pushover.
The exam was a pushover.
Dad's a pushover. He'll let me do anything I want.
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Token, pushover human Seth (Gil Ozeri) lives under the thumb of the tiny, domineering dog Brandi (the incomparable Amy Sedaris), a high maintenance diva with a yen for single-use Stanley cups.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
To be reasonable, Lawlor thinks, is to see your point of view as one of many—while avoiding the slide into pliancy, the endless perspective-taking of the pushover.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Don’t confuse embracing the idea of win-win with being a pushover.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
Be polite, but don’t be a pushover.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
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Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
To be reasonable, Lawlor thinks, is to see your point of view as one of many—while avoiding the slide into pliancy, the endless perspective-taking of the pushover.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Don’t confuse embracing the idea of win-win with being a pushover.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
Be polite, but don’t be a pushover.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pushover
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“Pushover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushover. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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pushover
noun
push·over
ˈpu̇sh-ˌō-vər 
1
: an opponent easy to defeat or incapable of resistance
2
: someone unable to resist an attraction or appeal
3
: something easily done : snap
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