pelting

Example Sentences

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"Once, I got a rainbow harness," counters Bridgers, quickly clarifying that she does not condone fans pelting her with sex toys.

From BBC

On Thursday night in Hindman, Ky., I stumbled through pelting rain, guided only by lightning flashes, waded through creeks that once were streets and moved my car to higher ground.

From Washington Post

When word of the accommodation reached the public, fuming residents became a staple of local TV news and a Facebook group formed to organize that mass egg pelting.

From New York Times

Videos posted on social media showed these men shoving and pelting protestors.

From BBC

They smash one bandit’s foot then pillory him, pelting him with animal excrement.

From Washington Post