slaying
Example Sentences
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Bryan’s character is a big part of the movie’s appeal; he’s a scruffy, discombobulated everyman who figures out solutions on the fly, not a boringly cool and composed slaying machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Her slaying shocked the world and put Malta, the European Union's smallest member state, in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
At her morning news conference, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed that Gastelum’s slaying would not go unpunished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
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
“He’s slaying the monster, Jack,” May repeated unhelpfully.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
