last words

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But then he offers, again, both a hope and a prayer, invoking Renee Good’s last words, quoting John Lewis, and urging the audience to get into “good trouble”: “Say something! Do something! Help! Sing something!”

From Salon • May 28, 2026

No-one expected that these would be his last words to the public.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

As the demand grew for a portrait by Gainsborough, he himself became fashionable and was taken up by King George III. Even so, the name “Van Dyck” was among the artist’s last words.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The lawyer’s last words to us were we might have to appoint a new executor if his condition continues to deteriorate.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

“I’m sorry,” she says, and I don’t know if these are the last words she ever plans on speaking to me, but now I don’t think I would mind if they are.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender