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 figuratively

The 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

Recent Examples on the Web

During a session titled Unscripted – The Art and Emotion of Filmmaking, the conversation between the two long-time collaborators, on the stage at Kala Academy at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), was freewheeling, peppered with anecdotes and spontaneous performances. —Udita Jhunjhunwala, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025

In court, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was peppered with questions about his motives for pursuing the acquisitions. —NPR, 18 Nov. 2025

Earlier, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was peppered with questions over the release of the emails. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025

The Democratic Socialist's speech was peppered with an array of cosmopolitan references. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025