hailstone

Example Sentences

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That is, the hailstone Mr. Scott collected in 2010, which measured eight inches across and weighed nearly two pounds, was no longer the largest ever recorded.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2022

A 20-month-old child has died in Spain after being struck on the head by a hailstone.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022

The record is now an official entry in the World Weather & Climate Extremes Archive, a sort of Guinness World Records for weather that also includes the heaviest hailstone and longest lightening flash.

From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2021

In April, a monster, record-setting hailstone roughly 6.4 inches in diameter fell in her forecast area.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021

The sky hurled hailstone after hailstone onto my field.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson