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last breath

NOUN

dying moment

Synonyms

WEAK

death rattle death song death throes dying breath final twitch final words last gasp last hurrah last legs last words swan song

Example Sentences

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In his best-known poem, “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” Dylan Thomas passionately urges his father to fight against death to the last breath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

A federal judge threw out that argument in 2014; in 2023 the estate’s claim breathed its last breath, and Holmes and Watson indisputably belonged to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

"He took my hand and said, as if it was his last breath: 'Your highness, I ask you just one thing: keep the country united,'" Juan Carlos recalls.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

There was certainly no faulting Newcastle's effort in this loss against Barcelona - right up until the last breath.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

Natives who had lost their lives in the white man’s push across the continent rubbed elbows with runaway slaves who never tasted freedom until their last breath.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland