hailstorm

Example Sentences

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A chorus of boos—boo-birds were on this team all afternoon—pummeled the field like a hailstorm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Large hailstones were seen covering roads in the United Arab Emirates, after a rare hailstorm struck the region.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

The second day, she said the group got caught in a hailstorm.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023

Nearly 100 concertgoers were injured by a hailstorm Wednesday evening before a show by former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson at Red Rocks amphitheater in Colorado.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Like the time there was a freak hailstorm in the Congo and the women took it as a sign that they should rule.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García