hailstorm

Noun

Meaning

A storm accompanied with hail; a shower of hail.

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Examples

I am the hailstorm that shall break the heads of those who do not take shelter. Girolamo Savonarola

Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm. Jean Paul

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it. Lyndon B. Johnson

He ran away from the rain and was caught in a hailstorm. Turkish Proverb

After his family moved to Burdett, Kansas in 1922, Tombaugh's plans for attending college were frustrated when a hailstorm ruined his family's farm crops. citation Starting in 1926, he built several telescopes with lenses and mirrors by himself. Source: Internet

A large force of Bastarnae chased them up the mountain, but were driven back and scattered by a massive hailstorm. Source: Internet

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