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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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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

"Simple tasks have become incredibly difficult," Schilling wrote about her condition now, adding: "I honestly don't know how long I have left, but I do know I will fight to my last breath."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 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

A federal judge threw out that argument in 2014; in 2023 the estate’s claim breathed its last breath, and Holmes and Watson indisputably belonged to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Gran took one last breath that seemed to go on forever, and then in an instant was gone.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish