slaying
Example Sentences
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His whereabouts are known by the loathsome twin giant worms, a brother and sister, who took over the planet Nal Hutta after the slaying of its gangster boss, Jabba the Hutt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“In many ways, he always thought that he was Saint George slaying the dragon,” the author writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
A generation after his assassination, Colosio’s slaying remains an epochal event that continues to cast a shadow over Mexican politics.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
It depicts St George slaying a dragon, which lies among broken fragments of US and Soviet missiles.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025
That's how it started, really, how we got to be Freak the Mighty, slaying dragons and fools and walking high above the world.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
