pelt

Example Sentences

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Alas, Mr. Powell and his colleagues overcame their hesitation this time and we all got pelted with dots.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wolf ignored her and turned back to Tall Tailless, who was trying to tug off his pelt.

From Literature

Before he can answer, a raindrop pelts my forehead.

From Literature

I hardly felt the rain as it pelted down on me, covering the road and the rock walls on each side.

From Literature

Leah later told a story in which the public hated Burr so much that he was pelted with “bricks, broken eggs, sticks, and tin pans” outside the courthouse.

From Literature