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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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She's been there at someone's last breath multiple times.

From BBC • May 2, 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

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

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

“And in his last breath reproached me for stooping to a boor!”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens