last rites
Example Sentences
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Today, it’s as though it’s waiting for last rites.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
On the journey home from the first World Cup, Eisenbeisser contracted pneumonia and a priest was called to administer the last rites.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Shawn Charlwood, chairman of the British Dental Association's general dental practice committee, said the report "reads like the last rites for NHS dentistry" and that "patients and this profession deserve some honesty here".
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2023
On the morning of Sept. 11, while administering last rites to a firefighter, Judge, 68, was struck by falling debris and died.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023
Abandoned by the cluster of ministrants who had obscured her as the last rites were being offered, Guenever stood like a beacon.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
