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Examples of slay in a Sentence
Emily Davies, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Even if Iger and the board emerge victorious on Wednesday, Peltz and other restless investors have not been forever slayed, especially if the margin of the board vote is slimmer than Disney may prefer.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Then Darrion Trammell, who slayed No. 1 Alabama a season ago and put a dagger into Creighton.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Whether her character is raising awareness around a town-wide health risk or slaying strangers for the sake of love, Pedretti pushes beyond the confines of the nurturing role — and has fun with it too.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
The Knights slayed Dragons as Bishop Montgomery held off the Bishop O’Dowd girls in the D-I championship.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
Relatives of a woman slain in the attack, whose story became a central focus of the Times report, cast doubts on reporting suggesting that she was raped, while other critics have pointed to discrepancies in various accounts offered by an eyewitness cited in the story.
—Laura Wagner The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2024
Idris Elba and Sabrina Elba: This gorgeous couple are always slaying.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
Among the dozen police officers killed this year, at least eight have been slain by armed groups.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Middle English slen, from Old English slēan to strike, slay; akin to Old High German slahan to strike, Middle Irish slachta stricken
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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