pelted
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In Berlin, a protest that was not organised by the "GenZ regelt!" movement took place in the evening, with police reporting they were pelted with eggs and bottles.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
The funniest moment comes when quarterback Dak Prescott enters the room and immediately gets pelted by paper cups as his teammates shout, “Tylers only!”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
But his small group was quickly overwhelmed—and pelted with water balloons.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2026
He said he felt "uncomfortable and unsafe" and that the Mosque had been pelted with eggs on one of the protest days.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
Her hands went to her staff, and I gripped the gloves in my pocket, just as two large balls of sap pelted us both between our eyes.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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