slain
verb
past participle of slay.
unslain
-
a word derived from
slain.
Example Sentences
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Sir, said Palomides, I promise you that I shall be with you by that day if I be unslain or unmaimed.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Malory, Thomas, Sir
In another place, on wooden blocks, boxes out of the potato carts lay huddled together like unslain dragons weltering in the sun.
From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann
Only the five Pandavas constitute the remnant of the unslain, all their friends and all their children having been slaughtered.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
The only two who remained unslain Laid hold on Tyrfing, but now again One only possesses the sword.
From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora
As civilization increased, self-control was magnified into a virtue, and the man who governed himself and allowed his neighbor to escape unslain was regarded as a hero.
From As a Matter of Course by Call, Annie Payson
