sleet

noun \ ˈslēt \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: sleet in a Sentence

Definition of sleet

: frozen or partly frozen rain

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sleety

play \ˈslē-tē\ adjective

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Examples of sleet in a Sentence

The snow turned to sleet and made driving very dangerous.

Recent Examples of sleet from the Web

Back home, Ahn is a fixture at Seoul Fashion Week and easy to spot, thanks to the signature bleached shag that, for many seasons, had been a cool sleet gray.

— monica kim, Vogue, "24 Hours With Ahreum Ahn, the First It Girl From Seoul," 15 June 2018
Glickman and his daughter went for a late-night bite at a Japanese restaurant 10 blocks away, and were later caught in a sleet storm without a ride home.

— erik ortiz, NBC News, "Designated survivors recount nights as doomsday presidents," 30 Jan. 2018
The National Weather Service announced Monday that freezing rain, sleet and ice would cause hazardous roads that would pose a problem for motorists.

— mayra cruz, Houston Chronicle, "Spring, Klein, Tomball and Cy-Fair schools reopen Thursday," 17 Jan. 2018
The latest forecast from the National Weather Service calls for ice accumulations in Louisville this morning, before sleet transitions to snow in the afternoon.

— darcy costello, The Courier-Journal, "Winter storm cancels a handful of flights at Louisville airport," 12 Jan. 2018
The weather couldn’t have been worse – cold, sleet, rain, with the field quickly turning into a quagmire.

— phil anastasia, Philly.com, "Remembering Gloucester's unbeaten football teams of 1969-70-71," 14 Apr. 2018
Braving snow flurries, rain and sleet, a group of women walked 100 miles in five days to pay homage to civil rights activist Harriet Tubman and raise awareness about health disparities impacting African-Americans.

— NBC News, "Harriet Tubman's legacy inspires black women to take 100 mile journey on foot," 15 Mar. 2018
Carrie Blackmore Smith and Cameron Knight/The Enquirer Cameron Knight/The Enquirer Area businesses are in storm preparation mode with a mix of rain, sleet, snow and ice in the forecast.

— sarah brookbank, Cincinnati.com, "How Cincinnati's biggest businesses are planning to handle Friday's snowstorm," 11 Jan. 2018
On April 15, Linden beat steady rain that turned into sleet, beat temperatures in the lows 40s, beat a 32 mph headwind, beat 13,390 other women and beat some self doubt to win the Boston Marathon.

— don norcross, sandiegouniontribune.com, "‘Whirlwind’ continues for Boston champion," 1 June 2018

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