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

Blame the mother wolf, wild with grief for her slain cubs, and the vengeful curse she had unleashed upon the admiral and all his tribe!

From Literature

Most of those slain this year are of Haitian nationality, he says.

From BBC

The identities of the slain journalists have been confirmed but we know little about the other fatalities.

From BBC

Fratantoni and others are fundraising for new tombstones for their slain predecessors.

From Los Angeles Times