Example sentences for: hail

How can you use “hail” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Among those buzzing around recently have been political oddballs who seem to hail from altogether different planets: Pat Buchanan, Ralph Nader, Donald Trump, Lowell Weicker, and Warren Beatty.

  • In 1517, an expedition led by Francisco Hernandez de Cordobá landed on the west coast of the Yucatán, near Campeche, but were beaten back by a hail of arrows from the hostile natives.

  • Today the agency looks beyond Central and Western Europe, and their "targets" hail from around the globe.

  • And there's always the "Hail Mary pass" of calling Bill Gates in the flesh.

  • Nearly half the Jewish inhabitants hail from overseas, and they have brought with them many of the accumulated customs and cultural traditions of their former homes.


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