sleet

Example Sentences

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In some sections, workers struggle to repair sections of netting torn by sleet and ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

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

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

Outbreaks of rain spreading east across all counties is likely to fall as sleet and snow over some higher ground for a time.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

He dropped to the ground at once and sprang through the dashing sleet toward the sergeant, who had lurched forward to try and catch the falling floodlight.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman