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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

Large hailstones were seen covering roads in the United Arab Emirates, after a rare hailstorm struck the region.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

The second day, she said the group got caught in a hailstorm.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 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

Roz scooped him up, hunching over, protecting him from the falling stones, but the hailstorm might kill the poor bird if they couldn’t find cover soon.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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