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

The first time Duran’s name came up was two days later when, according to Baca’s petition, the slain boy’s brother told detectives he knew a guy who went by “Beto” — Humberto Duran.

From Los Angeles Times

News of the cavalry’s gassing and trampling of civilians — the slain including an infant born during the nationwide march of the so-called Bonus Army — would dominate the front pages and tar Hoover’s public image through the presidential campaign.

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

Related Words

• killed
• murdered