Sentence examples for were slain from inspiring English sources

Thirteen soldiers were slain.

Twelve Germans were slain.

Last year, at least 130 were slain, the center said.

Eleven drivers were slain in all of 1999.

The unfortunate half-million were all those around the world who were slain in 2012.

The Paris massacre was repeated throughout France, and Protestants were slain in thousands.

Some were "slain before the eyes of their wives and children," according to a contemporary account.

Precisely how many residents of My Khe 4 were slain will never be known.

Among the findings: 40 percent of women killed worldwide were slain by a partner.

Families were slain inside their dwellings, and the pueblo was burned and abandoned.

Last October, two elderly Americans were slain in their house in the northern province of Guanacaste.