death rattle

Example Sentences

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"This is the death rattle of a movement that just cannot adapt to a changing world and to a community that is saying, 'We're not hiding in the shadows anymore.'"

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

As Hakes writes late in the novel, “Hula is written within the swirls of our feet. It’s our umbilical cord, our pulse. Our battle cry, our death rattle, our moment of conception.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

But four changes to the lineup and the death rattle of an early exit erased any hint of listlessness on Germany’s part in this game.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2018

“This is the death rattle of prohibition,” Strekal said.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2017

Boseman let out a mortifying gasp as they departed, which Cora took as his death rattle.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead