Example Sentences
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Take an incident in late 2023, when environmental protesters pelted O’Leary with a pie in his face—an episode the CEO credits with spurring a 6% rise in bookings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
But his small group was quickly overwhelmed—and pelted with water balloons.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026
The most viral moment came when Joe Wilkinson was giving a mock-serious speech about the RNLI, only to be pelted with a giant ball of pink paint, for no apparent reason.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
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
Illapa had finally thrown his stone at his sister’s water jug, and it released a torrent of rain that pelted down all about me.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
