sleet
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Strong northerly winds will sweep across the country, bringing blustery showers of rain, sleet, and hail, with snow over higher ground.
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
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
It warns of “crippling ice and sleet to portions of the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley Friday.”
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
They rowed through cutting wind, bitter sleet, and occasional snow, well into the dark of night every evening.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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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