slain
people who have been slain (as in battle)
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,849 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,794 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- people who have been slain (as in battle)
adjective
- killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors" slain warriorsa picture of St. George and the slain dragon
slain in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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My Wife is dead, my Children slain.
Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs · Robert Bloomfield · Chapter 2
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I brought you up with grief and pain, And now before my eyes you’re slain.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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But it was mournful to hear how sorry Great Will was over the animal he had slain.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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The prisoners taken in war are either rendered slaves to the conquerors, sold, or slain, according to pleasure.
The pirates own book · Charles Ellms · Chapter 1
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Make thou thy love with me for to be slain, That I with her and both with thee may dwell.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 2