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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
sleet .
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Examples
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The weather had warmed up to the 20's and it sleeted all day, and that gun had performed flawlessly since before daylight.
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The weather had warmed up to the 20's and it sleeted all day, and that gun had performed flawlessly since before daylight.
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Every day, several times a day, it rained, hailed, sleeted, and snowed between short bouts of sunshine.
Well, THAT Was A Fast Two Weeks-- scottedelman 2010
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Every day, several times a day, it rained, hailed, sleeted, and snowed between short bouts of sunshine.
From the Dept of Totally Evil Businesses That Should Die-Die-Die: phalaena 2010
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It rained, sleeted or snowed just about every day.
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Black and white motes sleeted before his vision, blinding him.
THE RIVER KINGS’ ROAD Liane Merciel 2010
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If you wanna pretend you're steelheading just because you're getting snowed or sleeted on, go for it!
Great Lakers Not Steelhead? Tim Romano 2007
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Sheets of ice-pebble meteorites sleeted downwards, burning crimson contrails with lightning forks rippling in their wake.
The Dreaming Void Hamilton, Peter F. 2007
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A drum pounded, a horn blasted, and a withering fire of crossbow bolts sleeted across the dancing crabs.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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Just before the quarrels sleeted toward them, Kharl raised a shield of hardened air, only long enough to halt the quarrels.
Ordermaster Modesitt, L. E. 2005
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