pelted
Example Sentences
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Pelted by days of intense rain from hurricanes Eta and Iota, the earth rose up and devoured La Reina within hours, burying its remains beneath tons of slick, slippery mud.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021
Pelted with questions about the Arab-Israeli discussions that he has been summoned to conduct on behalf of U.N.
From Time Magazine Archive
The snow and rain Pelted upon her window-pane; But she within her cozy room With joyous toil dispelled the gloom; And, sometimes, in an undertone, Sang to herself there, all alone.
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11 by Dodge, Mary Mapes
Pelted by the warm rain, terror-stricken, he cowered under the rocks through the night, and at daylight peered out on the surf-washed sands, heaving lagoon, and white line of breakers on the barrier reef.
From "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea by Robertson, Morgan
Ever since the doctor said fresh milk and eggs, we've been flooded with milk and—" "Pelted with eggs.
From Sunny Slopes by Hueston, Ethel
