sleety
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- sleetiness noun
Etymology
Origin of sleety
Example Sentences
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New England is here after a sleety, soggy 28-16 playoff triumph over Houston, a contender that arrived in Foxborough riding a 10-game win streak, but left its offense at the airport.
Sherman and I met on a frigid, sleety day, and she was dressed fashionably to defy the weather in a big, blazing orange sweater, light-colored wide pants and bouncy, thick-soled white high-tops.
From New York Times
Russian troops and military vehicles groaned down the long driveway of No. 144 under flurries of snow and sleety rain.
From Seattle Times
Sometimes it was snow, sometimes it was rain and sometimes it was the sleety something in between.
From Seattle Times
I played hooky from the high school beat to sit in the stands on a nasty, sleety afternoon to watch the aged Mets slipping and sliding in front of only 12,447 fans.
From New York Times
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