Example Sentences

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RBA Gov. Michele Bullock avoided giving forward guidance to markets, but made it abundantly clear that she is serious about slaying the inflation dragon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The slaying sparked public outcry, nationwide protests and scrutiny of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who said the agent was acting in self-defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

It depicts St George slaying a dragon, which lies among broken fragments of US and Soviet missiles.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Witnessing and writing about the slaying, journalist Jeff Weiss reckons with complex feelings about the loss.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

There was Annabeth slaying a Laistrygonian dodgeball player, me fighting the bronze bulls on Half-Blood Hill, Tyson riding Rainbow toward the Princess Andromeda, the CSS Birmingham blasting its cannons at Charybdis.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan