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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

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last breath

Military expert Hassan Jouni said that for Hezbollah "this is an existential battle... so it will fight until the last breath".

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

"I will hate him till the day I take my last breath," she said, before adding that love for her daughter was stronger.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

“With you to the last breath and beyond,” the bot told him in another chat Soelberg posted less than two weeks before he died.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

I’ve held someone in my arms as they take their last breath, and my very best friend in the world, we were two of her caregivers for the last three months of her life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

Then the darkness dispersed with a massive sigh, like the last breath of a dying god.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan