- present participle of slay.
slaying
Example Sentences
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His whereabouts are known by the loathsome twin giant worms, a brother and sister, who took over the planet Nal Hutta after the slaying of its gangster boss, Jabba the Hutt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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
A generation after his assassination, Colosio’s slaying remains an epochal event that continues to cast a shadow over Mexican politics.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
It depicts St George slaying a dragon, which lies among broken fragments of US and Soviet missiles.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025
At police request, the press printed a telephone number, SW 5-8117, for “stricdy confidential” information that anyone might offer concerning the slaying.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
