hailstone

Example Sentences

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He posted photos on X showing one home with its roof torn off and another missing roof shingles, as well as an image of a baseball-sized hailstone.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

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

A large hailstone can hurt you as much as a rock or a lump of lead if it is thrown hard enough—and my goodness, how those Cloud-Men could throw!

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl