sleet

[ UK /slˈiːt/ ]
[ US /ˈsɫit/ ]
VERB
  1. precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow
    If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet
NOUN
  1. partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
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How To Use sleet In A Sentence

  • More snow, sleet and rain is forecast for much of the country this week. The Sun
  • Other areas look drier, although patchy rain or sleet is likely in the far southwest. Times, Sunday Times
  • The next crossing was the Birch Creek Valley, and it was sleeting.
  • Other areas look drier, although patchy rain or sleet is likely in the far southwest. Times, Sunday Times
  • The wetness turned to rain, then to sleet, and then to a nasty, slushy snow, blowing into my face no matter which direction I took.
  • The bad weather started a little after noon yesterday, a steady patter of sleet that lasted for hours, but didn't accumulate.
  • The lower-lying southern part of the country was also expected to be affected by sleet and snow showers.
  • SNOW is set to hit some areas again - with sleet and icy showers lashing the rest of the country, it was warned yesterday. The Sun
  • She just hoped they would arrive before the ever-darkening clouds let loose with a soaking rain, sleet, or snow.
  • Since Friday it has turned colder, with bitter northerly winds feeding in sleet and snow showers. Times, Sunday Times
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