dying words
Example Sentences
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"My grandmother’s dying words were literally, ‘Marry Korean!'"
From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2023
She adroitly juggled Alicent’s mercurial emotions and was convincing even when the show had her doing silly things, like attacking Rhaenyra with a dagger or misunderstanding Viserys’s dying words.
From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2022
Were Walt Disney’s dying words really ‘Kurt Russell’?
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2021
Some demonstrators wore face masks to guard against the virus — a practical health measure made poignant by the addition of Floyd’s dying words, “I can’t breathe,” written across the front.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2020
With his dying words he charged me to clear his wounded name.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
