pelted

Example Sentences

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‘They threw tomatoes’ ”—a reference to a scene in the ad in which she is pelted with the fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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

The next week, Hogan, now wearing black and white, got pelted with garbage again.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

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