"it hailed" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is most commonly used to refer to a precipitation of small hailstones, as in the following example sentence: "The sky darkened suddenly and it hailed so hard that everyone had to run for cover."
It hailed a triumphant turnout, though its widespread intimidation of voters, to make them vote "yes" and stop them from urging a "no" vote, will render the result 93% in favour widely disbelieved.
In that respect, by being commercial, by being mainstream, Rupaul's Drag Raceretains its connection to the subversive community which it hailed from.
Argos went one step further and claimed to have beaten its larger rival in electronic sales in what it hailed the best Christmas at the catalogue business for a decade.
In January, France led a military intervention into its former colony to drive out the militants, which it hailed as a victory, but there are still pockets of insurgents, and the journalists' deaths have highlighted the continuing security risks.
It hailed the £425m deal as the biggest of its kind in the UK and a boost for the economy.
Images on social media appear to show Abu Srour wearing Hamas-affiliated paraphernalia, but the Islamist movement has not formally claimed the attack – though it hailed him as a "martyr" and called him "one of its sons", a term used to refer to Hamas members.
What happens when it hails?
It is a Bourbon, in that it hails from Kentucky and is primarily distilled from corn.
Nor does the food say Santa Fe; it hails from all parts of the country.
I will not, of course, give away what the redness intends, or where it hails from.
Some of the talented team behind it hail from London's cutting-edge Cinnamon Club restaurant.
