slain
Example Sentences
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Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of slain President John F. Kennedy, is battling a rare form of leukemia and may have less than a year to live.
From Los Angeles Times
The police said the slain man was 26 years old and from an Arab village in southern Israel.
From Seattle Times
Mothers are demanding justice for their slain daughters, which can lead to their own murders.
From Washington Post
Regarding the March 28 front-page article “6 slain in shooting at Nashville school”:
From Washington Post
The statute named for the slain deputy, Elder told the Colorado Springs Gazette at the time, focused “on the tool instead of the crisis that brings the thing before the judge.”
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
