sleet

Example Sentences

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The result is a mix of sunshine, rain, sleet, and snow, sometimes all in the same day.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In some sections, workers struggle to repair sections of netting torn by sleet and ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Snow, sleet and occasional icy rains have frozen over to cover much of Berlin in thin slabs of ice, which hospitals report have led to a spike in falls and injuries.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

A massive winter storm continues to hit large parts of the country, dumping snow, sleet and freezing rain and leaving hundreds of thousands without power in the South.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

The wind-driven sleet stung our skin like thousands of pricking needles.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls