pelted

Example Sentences

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I was not surprised to learn that several of my friends are in Guthrie-themed group chats; they’ve pelted me with their postulations all week long.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

But, overall, some travelers dodged shutdown bullets, others were pelted as airlines canceled more than 10,000 flights in the last week alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

His convoy was pelted with rocks on the campaign trail.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

In East Los Angeles, Mexican American crowds had greeted him rapturously; in Van Nuys, his campaign cars were pelted with stones.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

He had studied and asked questions with the same unwavering intensity as when he had trapped and pelted and cured a Hebrew verb.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck