pelting

Example Sentences

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A man’s voice cut through the rain pelting the pitch-black Caribbean Sea, just audible between two boats tossed around by 10-foot waves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

It got so cold that the wind-driven rain turned to hail and started pelting her from behind, stinging her neck and ears.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

The weather had improved in the hour or so before kick-off but it's pelting down again now.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

Two years later, a shop selling musical instruments opened in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, her hometown, and An became a fixture there, pelting the owner with questions.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

The rest of leave disappears, and in no time, Grandfather is pelting me with advice as we roll toward Blackcliff in his ebony carriage.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir