hailstorm
Americannoun
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hailstorms
plural
noun
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Origin of hailstorm
Vocabulary lists containing hailstorm
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"Or a big hailstorm in September and then the insurance will reimburse us," he joked.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
A kooky hailstorm in late May, a heat wave in June, followed by ruthlessly ripping winds, delayed the opening by days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
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
Outside, hundreds of people lined the streets outside Pontypridd Market hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal couple - braving a hailstorm and passing the time singing Calon Lân.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
The closest I’d come was a freak hailstorm a few years ago, but that didn’t count.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
Now, hailstorms, wildfires and wind damage are hammering places once thought to be shielded from the worst rate hikes, a Wall Street Journal analysis of premiums and natural disasters nationwide found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Many areas of the Great Plains were still bracing for bruising hailstorms, as a weeklong string of severe weather continued through the holiday weekend.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2024
At least 24 people have been killed by lightning and intense rain and hailstorms in India, officials said.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023
Floods and hailstorms in Italy, Greece and central eastern European countries inflicted a 3.7-percentage point hit to Generali's combined ratio in the nine months through September.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2023
Tortured by the courts, terrified by hailstorms, I determined to publish my works, in eight volumes, and this history of my life.
From The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 by Thomas Holcroft
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