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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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"If my family don't force me to get married, I will wait. I will resist it until my very last breath."

From BBC • May 24, 2026

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

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

Today, tomorrow, always, until my last breath, or hers.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin