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

At one point, as I was peppering him with questions about his mutability, he gestured to consumers throughout the store.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

Before long she was peppering Mr. Roberts and Mr. Spencer about their strategy and tactics.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2016

A teenage boy with a scruffy beard and a tattoo of a heart over his heart was peppering her with questions while his friend stood by silently.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 24, 2014

A sturdy little fellow, with a well-bronzed hand, was peppering away, knocking marble after marble out of the ring with his taw, and bid fair to win all that remained.

From Ernest Bracebridge School Days by Thomas, William I.