9 Sentences With "pelted down"

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Large hail pelted down in parts of the state, shattering car windows and hammering vehicles. from CNN
All day, every day, horizontal sheets of mockingly humid rain pelted down with grimly robotic efficiency. from Vice
The skies opened, and as the rain pelted down, the lavender-gray lagoon appeared to boil. from The New York Times
THEY CAME in hi-vis jackets and anoraks, beating drums and blowing whistles as the rain pelted down, defiantly defending their dying industry. from Economist
When the rain starts — the narrator tells us it "pelted down," but we only see a few drops — they run for cover under a mushroom. from The New York Times
At Dan Nichols's ranch, about 20 miles from the refuge, rains pelted down on a recent afternoon as 500 pregnant cows prepared to give birth in the pastures outside his century-old farmhouse. from The New York Times
The rain pelted down, and then, with a slap-slap-slap of wet running shoes, the runners emerged again, with heaving breath, going at full tilt down the hillside, arms flailing to keep balance on the sodden ground. from The New York Times
A partially completed bridge at the Punggol Waterway collapsed under the weight of rainwater on Sunday morning. The eastern area around Changi and Pulau Ubin received the highest rainfall. As of 31 January 2011, 200.8mm of rain had pelted down on Pulau Ubin, and 178mm in Changi. The rain had subsided by Monday evening.
The police managed to get the parade moving again by charging the crowd and liberally using their clubs. The parade progressed another block but came under fire from thrown missiles again, once again provoking militia shots. The crush of the crowds prevented more forward motion, and police used their clubs and the militia used their bayonets. Rocks and crockery pelted down on them from the rooftops along the avenue.