Hundreds of people were 'slaughtered' [='massacred'] by the invaders.
Our team got 'slaughtered' yesterday.
They 'slaughtered' us.
(..) All hail king Beowulf! - All hail king Beowulf! King Beowulf. Archers. -Archers! This is not battle, Wiglaf, this is slaughter. The Frisians want to make themselves heroes, my lord. They want the bards to sing of their deeds. -It's going to be a short song. How can you blame them, (..)2007 Beowulf