slain
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- unslain adjective
Vocabulary lists containing slain
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Victoria's Alpine region is home to a very small, close-knit community, where both the Freeman family and the slain officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart were well-known.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Privately, administration officials said two other slain Americans, including al-Awlaki’s teenage son, were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The senator from Oklahoma also distanced himself from remarks he made at the time in which he called one of the Americans slain in Minneapolis a "deranged individual."
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
The show’s highlight was an extended “In Memoriam” segment that gave extra tribute to legendary actor and filmmaker Robert Redford and slain actor, director and producer Rob Reiner.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
"Who would have thought it? Qhorin Halfhand slain by some lordling's byblow."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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