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

And about 2:25 p.m. as I passed Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills on the 134 Freeway, tiny white balls began pelting my wildshield.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024

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

We endured pelting rainstorms that washed away our topsoil.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama