peppering
- present participle of pepper.
Example Sentences
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The court was told no obvious damage was noted on the car when the officers returned to Strabane police station, but there was peppering of the paint surface.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Baker is known for peppering his executives with a never-ending stream of ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
He’s a compulsive name-dropper, peppering his speeches with boring stories whose only point is to exaggerate his relationship to famous people.
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2025
The Diddy trial has been full of nonstop drama: from constant bickering between the legal teams to outbursts and altercations inside and outside the courthouse, all peppering a constant stream of utterly shocking testimonies.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025
Moonlight glinting on Finnick’s bronze hair, beads of searing pain peppering me, a leg turned to wood.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
