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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

"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

Once I pull it together—and I cannot bear to look at Rae right now—I take one last breath to say my final piece.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone