sleet
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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
The snow which had hammered down all day in the Dolomites had turned to sleet by the time the four matches started in front of a healthy crowd inside the 3,500-capacity arena.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 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
Meteorologists said to expect heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
His back was covered with a layer of frozen sleet.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing sleet
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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