Precipitation of transparent, spherical or irregular particles of ice.
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Examples for "sleet "
Examples for "sleet "
1 Overnight, Saturday's sleet had given way to clear skies and arctic cold.
2 Through the leafless forests in driving sleet and rain retreated the French.
3 The wind and the sleet caused a stampede at the picket line.
4 It is quite a fresh track; there is sleet all round it.
5 The sleet had ceased, and the carriage was standing before the door.
1 It starts to hail, the ice pellets falling fast and hard.
2 My teeth were ice pellets inside my mouth.
3 On their walk back to his loft it had warmed just enough for rain to mix with the ice pellets .
4 Sleet freezes into ice pellets , while freezing rain turns to ice when it hits the ground (or your tent).
5 Ice pellets stung her skin.
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Translations for ice pellets