How to pronounce slain
Listen to slain in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“slain” in real sentences
113 clips in the index · 14 American · 4 British · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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They were brutally slain.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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The dragon has been slain.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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the slain it is the sword of the great men that are slain which entereth into
Indian Stock Market Wizard · hear it here
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Better off were the slain of the sword Than those slain by famine, Who pined away,
YaleCourses · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of slain. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.