slain

[ sleyn ]

verb

1. past participle of slay.

slain

/ sleɪn /

verb

1. the past participle of slay

Other Words From

• un·slain adjective

Example Sentences

Two journalists have been slain in recent weeks, as well as a beloved indigenous priest.

From Los Angeles Times

By sunset, there’s no one about, the only faces on the streets those of slain Hezbollah fighters looking down from posters commemorating their deaths.

From Los Angeles Times

In it, he hailed the slain leader’s “martyrdom,” saying it would “only increase the strength and resolve” of Hamas.

From Los Angeles Times

His family said the city employee, 34, was an innocent man who was slain as he tried to evacuate his wife and 8-month-old daughter, both of whom survived.

From Los Angeles Times

On Saturday, according to Israeli and Hezbollah officials, Israel killed Nabil Kaouk, deputy head of Hezbollah’s Central Council, the seventh senior Hezbollah leader slain in little over a week.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• killed
• murdered