famous last words

Example Sentences

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He already boasted a long rap sheet of “unfortunate remarks,” all readily captured and spread via video, Twitter, TikTok and wherever else famous last words get immortalized these days.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2020

It may also be a missive to their fans and closes with what will become Townshend’s most famous last words since his “I saw ya!” at the end of “Magic Bus.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2019

The quotation is from Pound’s “Blandula, Tenula, Vagula,” a poem inspired by the famous last words of Emperor Hadrian.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019

This year, there is no slam-dunk front-runner … except perhaps the heartbreaking famous last words of a real-life country-music icon as the sun sets on his mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2014

Those were famous last words if I had ever heard them.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken