hailstorm
Example Sentences
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Maggie sarcastically asked the “kind, dear spirits” to cooperate further, and “a hailstorm of responsive knocks” rained down as the audience roared, some in disbelief, others in approval.
From Literature
The rough exterior was the result of a hailstorm in Oklahoma two weeks ago.
From Literature
A chorus of boos—boo-birds were on this team all afternoon—pummeled the field like a hailstorm.
Roz scooped him up, hunching over, protecting him from the falling stones, but the hailstorm might kill the poor bird if they couldn’t find cover soon.
From Literature
With climate change now hitting Italy's winemakers with everything from more droughts to bigger hailstorms, Mr Pasqua says that other wineries are now going down the non-vintage route, or at least considering it.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
