- present participle of slay.
slaying
Example Sentences
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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
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
Mr. Staiti says that McCrea’s slaying was reported in “dozens of newspapers,” from Boston to Charleston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
Escalante and his family were living at his parents’ home in Cypress Park at the time of his slaying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
‘In the language of Orthanc help means ruin, and saving means slaying, that is plain. But we do not come here to beg.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
