Example Sentences

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Giovanni has the air of a prosperous and unpretending Florentine tradesman, but with a certain obvious parade of his lack of pushfulness.

From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.

Alas, he took not the slightest interest in politics, nor in the business affairs of his house, and the proverbial urbanity and pushfulness of the Medici were alike absent.

From The Tragedies of the Medici by Staley, Edgcumbe

In this whirl of avarice, egotism, and pushfulness, Helmsley had lived nearly all his life, always conscious of, and longing for, something better—something truer and more productive of peace and lasting good.

From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie

Since the Boer War there had been a growing tendency in the Press to under-rate all English effort and to over-praise to England's discredit the superior pushfulness of other nations.

From Out To Win The Story of America in France by Dawson, Coningsby

Where could you have a more salient and striking example of pushfulness and determination to "get there" over all obstacles?

From Mr. Punch Awheel The Humours of Motoring and Cycling by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir