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
Witnessing and writing about the slaying, journalist Jeff Weiss reckons with complex feelings about the loss.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
Was this really "slaying dragons" of the tabloid press, as he'd celebrated after a previous win when he'd given evidence in court against Mirror Group Newspapers?
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
Hunters whose courage was thus fortified were bound to be more successful when slaying these formidable beasts with their primitive weapons.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
