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

Fans began pelting the ring with garbage as Hogan announced the formation of the New World Order.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 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

She is woken just after dawn by the sound of rain beating against the bedroom window, pelting it with such ferocity that she almost expects the glass to shatter.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri