pepper with
phrasal verb
peppered with; peppering with; peppers with
1
: to hit (someone) repeatedly with (something)
The boxer peppered his opponent with punches.
—often used figurativelyThe reporters peppered her with questions.
2
: to put a small amount of (something) on many different parts of (a surface)
—usually used as (be) peppered with
His face is peppered with freckles.
3
: to put (something) in many places in (a story, speech, etc.)
She peppered the report with statistics.
Examples of pepper with in a Sentence
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It is peppered with such password atrocities as 123456, Dell, 12345678, password, 111111, 1234, 123456789 and qwerty.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The Death Row honcho’s life was forever changed the night his BMW was peppered with shots at the intersection of East Flamingo and Koval Lane in Las Vegas while riding with 2Pac on Sept. 7 following a Mike Tyson boxing fight at the MGM Grand.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
Waiting on a Review The finale of Season 3 was peppered with headlines about dining at The Bear.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Her website is clunky, peppered with typos, yet oddly AI-like in tone.
—Ellen O'Connell Whittet
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The Death Row honcho’s life was forever changed the night his BMW was peppered with shots at the intersection of East Flamingo and Koval Lane in Las Vegas while riding with 2Pac on Sept. 7 following a Mike Tyson boxing fight at the MGM Grand.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
Waiting on a Review The finale of Season 3 was peppered with headlines about dining at The Bear.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Her website is clunky, peppered with typos, yet oddly AI-like in tone.
—Ellen O'Connell Whittet
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for pepper with
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“Pepper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pepper%20with. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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