How to Use pushover in a Sentence

pushover

noun

• The exam was a pushover.
• They thought the first team they played would be a pushover.
• Dad's a pushover. He'll let me do anything I want.
• On the other side of the ball, the 49ers are no pushover.
  — Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2022
• Iran, ranked the No. 21 team in the men's game, won't be a pushover, though.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2022
• That’s not to say that No. 4 seed Pueblo is a pushover, though.
  — The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
• Switzerland, ranked No. 6 in the world, won’t be a pushover.
  — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 16 June 2018
• The prize for that was a place in the weaker half of the draw, but Switzerland is no pushover.
  — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 29 June 2018
• Villa have hit form at the right time and will be no pushovers.
  — Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
• As long as Wilson is on the field, the Seahawks are not a pushover.
  — oregonlive, 15 June 2021
• Grand Canyon isn’t a pushover, but the matchup sets up poorly for the Antelopes.
  — Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
• Iran is ranked twentieth in the world, and is no pushover.
  — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
• Despite the final score, the Blue Coats were no pushover in the finals.
  — Roy Parry, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Mar. 2021
• The rebuilding San Diego Padres haven't been pushovers of late.
  — Ap, USA TODAY, 3 June 2017
• Hamels and Darvish are each hitting .107 but are not total pushovers at the plate.
  — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 24 June 2019
• A Southern girl isn't a pushover and will kick your &%! if needed.
  — Southern Living, 1 May 2017
• But all that fruit made these trees top heavy -- pushovers for Irma.
  — Carter Evans, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2017
• In what may arguably be the best public high school league in the state, no Friday is a pushover.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2020
• The drivable par-4, 350-yard closer has been a pushover this week, even with the Valley of Sin guarding the green.
  — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022
• Neither is a pushover, but those games should still result in wins.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
• If that was the case, then the beat-down bear wouldn’t have wanted to fight and would have been more of a pushover than most Alaska browns.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 July 2023
• Thomas scored his first touchdown since Week 1 — and the Giants secondary isn’t the pushover the Cowboys have been.
  — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2020
• This go-with-the-flow mentality doesn’t mean that Hardy is a pushover.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
• The Oakland Athletics, who come to town for four games, are not pushovers.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2018
• But with four senior starters and eight of their top nine scorers back, the Ospreys were no pushovers.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Nov. 2019
• Be polite, but don’t be a pushover.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
• Tough talk, and evidence that Mitchell was not a pushover.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
• However, don’t think the Vikings are just a pushover without a strong aspect to their team.
  — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
• But at the same time, nobody's pushover.
  — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
• While Arizona has not won since Week 2, it's hardly been a pushover, as all five of this team's losses were by four points or fewer.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025