Example Sentences

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He is here, as he has always been, because he is slaying someone else’s ghosts: all of Argentina’s near misses, all of its disappointments, all of its years of want.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021

In that sense at least, Dorian Electra is slaying.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2019

The 2017 Grammy Award nominations are in — and the Beyhive should be happy, ’cuz Beyoncé is slaying, with nine nominations.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2016

On the back of some old English coins you will find the figure of a warrior on horseback, and in his hand a long spear with which he is slaying a dragon.

From Holidays & Happy-Days by Hendry, Hamish

"Friends," answered the afflicted giant, "Noman is slaying me by guile, neither by force."

From Stories from the Odyssey by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)