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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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Early religious interests Salzano said her son had a way of sharing his faith with people without being overly pushy.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
But this is very different than the other times, because Mikey is engaging with Tina as a person, rather than seeing her as a pushy inconvenience to his day.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024
This is where Majok’s script creates more trouble than the pushy staging does.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024
Long before any pushy investors showed up, the Cirque had been trying to figure out how to generate extra revenue beyond pure ticket sales.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
But this is very different than the other times, because Mikey is engaging with Tina as a person, rather than seeing her as a pushy inconvenience to his day.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024
This is where Majok’s script creates more trouble than the pushy staging does.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024
Long before any pushy investors showed up, the Cirque had been trying to figure out how to generate extra revenue beyond pure ticket sales.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
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 15 Jul. 2024.
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