hailstone

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022

A person holds up a hailstone during a hailstorm in Girona, Spain August 30, 2022.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2022

The current world record for a hailstone is 8 inches across, or about the size of a volleyball.

From Fox News • May 5, 2020

The hailstone fell in the yard of Cullman Tribune writer Craig Mann, who saved it before phoning the National Weather Service in Huntsville.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2018

The sky hurled hailstone after hailstone onto my field.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson