How to Use slain in a Sentence

slain

verb

• Are Hellebuyck’s playoff demons slain, then?
  — Murat Ates, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
• Hillsdale College will award honorary degrees to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and his widow, Erika.
  — John Wisely, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
• The session officially began Tuesday with a memorial to slain former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
• Comparatively, in a separate high-profile case, Conor Hanlon, the husband to slain New Jersey therapist Brooke Hanlon, has been spotted twice in one week.
  — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
• Ran Gvili, an Israeli police officer whose body was taken to Gaza after he was killed on October 7, 2023, was the last of the hostages slain or abducted on that date whose remains were still in Gaza.
  — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026