slaying
Example Sentences
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“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
Sources have also said he had been acting strangely and got into some type of argument with Rob Reiner at a holiday party at talk show host Conan O’Brien’s house hours before the slaying.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
All charges have been dismissed against one of four suspects in the 2023 slaying of Oakland police Officer Tuan Le, Alameda County D.A. says.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
It depicts St George slaying a dragon, which lies among broken fragments of US and Soviet missiles.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025
She’s been playing that song where Beyoncé sings about slaying on a loop for a couple of days.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
