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hailstorm

[heyl-stawrm] / ˈheɪlˌstɔrm /




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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

Outside, hundreds of people lined the streets outside Pontypridd Market hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal couple - braving a hailstorm and passing the time singing Calon Lân.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

They would have been handy during a hailstorm that hit during the long pre-show wait.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 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

The day of Uncle Edisto’s funeral, we’d had a morning hailstorm and a broken punch bowl, so I was glad to greet the sun.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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