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Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun will pelt the audience with references to other touchstones as the movie proceeds, including the slasher “Sleepaway Camp” and the David Lynch masterpiece “Mulholland Drive.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Japan's yukigassen federation emphasises the "mental challenge" posed by the game, in which players on both teams pelt their opponents while taking cover behind shelters.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

By aiming above a wall, they could pelt the town behind it with beehives, scorpions, snakes, flaming pitch, rotten vermin, or excrement.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025

"I was going full pelt and not getting anywhere."

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025

I try to stop myself, but I’m at full pelt.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Beavers were hunted to extinction in Britain 400 years ago for their meat, furry water-resistant pelts and a substance they secrete called castoreum - used in food, medicine and perfume.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

The Spanish came to the New World in search of gold, Russians for pelts, others for spices, raw materials, fishing grounds, etc., etc.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

The costumes of the cachaceros, representing Africans, are phantasmagoric confections of old jaguar pelts, caiman skulls and peccary teeth.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

Human hunting of wildcats—for pelts and because they were seen as vermin—in Great Britain in medieval times eventually drove the animals up into the remote highlands of Scotland.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 6, 2023

His grey fur morphed into a cloak of woven animal pelts.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

In his time as Scotland head coach, Steve Clarke has been pelted with flak for his risk-averse management, his innate caution, his reluctance to roll the dice.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 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

Alas, Mr. Powell and his colleagues overcame their hesitation this time and we all got pelted with dots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

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

When Bear was finally done and stood all in a sweat, people gathered around him, even as children surrounded me and pelted me with questions.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

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

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

Before they could make it, larger hail stones began pelting them, and they grabbed a small plastic sign at the venue’s entrance to cover their heads.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

We all ran back to our bus to escape from the pelting of the rain.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor