Example Sentences

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If Evil-Lyn can stop Adam with a freeze-ray, why does she wait until he slays many of her colleagues to do so?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

She’s only 5 feet 3 but slays taller girls competing in those events.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

Powell slays a dragon, he listens to Van Halen, he quotes William Wallace, and carves a self-portrait out of a tree.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025

It's about David, the shepherd boy who battles the giant Goliath, and against the odds, slays him.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

"It is the sword that slays the season," he replied, and soon after the white raven came from Oldtown bringing word of autumn, so doubtless he was right.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin