How to Use slaying in a Sentence

slaying

noun
  • No arrests have been made in his slaying.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Denver’s been bum-slaying for more than a month now.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Davis had everything to live for at the time of his shock slaying.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Davis had everything to live for at the time of his shock slaying.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • For more than two decades, his slaying remained unsolved.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Prystash and Guidry were also sent to death row for the slaying.
    — Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 10 Jan. 2023
  • But each slaying had a different method.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But the slayings still haunt those with memories of what occurred.
    — Graham Womack updated January 15, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Lamar’s slaying is the 17th homicide in the Bronx this year.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The couple had three children, all under the age of 6 at the time of the slaying.
    — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • There was a similar slaying of the fruit fly on an office window.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • No arrests had been made in the slaying as of Saturday evening.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Cabrera said a collection of knives was left in the safe after the slayings.
    — Graham Womack updated January 15, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Waldron was sentenced to 178 years to life for the slaying.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • By Monday evening, police had not made an arrest in the slaying.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
  • He was arrested again in August and charged with her slaying.
    — Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Andrews was shot to death, in a slaying that stunned the community.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 20 June 2024
  • This time Scott and Springsteen both confessed to the slayings.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Jose kept in close contact with his hard-working son — including on the day of the slaying.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Dawodu’s slaying was the first shooting this year in the city’s subway system.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Dawodu’s slaying was the first shooting this year in the city’s subway system.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The senseless slaying left a hole in the neighborhood, Giron said.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Sunday was the fifth anniversary of the slaying, which sparked worldwide protests.
    — Shaquille Brewster, NBC news, 26 May 2025
  • Smith’s slaying was the second homicide in the 71st Precinct this year.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The slaying has mostly stayed out of the public eye since the initial media reports.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 July 2025
  • After Kirk’s slaying, workers learn the limits of free speech.
    — Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
  • No other details in the gruesome slaying or a motive have been made public.
    — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The slaying appeared to be the second in a Silver Spring garage in eight months.
    — Heidi Pérez-Moreno, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
  • The slaying happened in the woman’s apartment.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
  • As of Saturday, police had not named a suspect in the slaying.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2023

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