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“Slay” or “Sleigh”

slay / sleigh are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

slay s·l·EY

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

sleigh s·l·EY

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“slay”

  • Jocasta orders a servant to slay the infant for her.
  • Santa's Slay (2005) as Grandpa
  • firm of Johnson Brothers and Slay, where he became manager, and
  • for Ida, saying, "except you slay me here according to your

“sleigh”

  • of the valley by horse sleigh out of Sils, during both

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