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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“Despite the best medical care, his condition deteriorated,” Austin wrote, noting that Porter “took his last breath, peacefully surrounded by his loved ones.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

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

"I will hate him till the day I take my last breath," she said, before adding that love for her daughter was stronger.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

“With you to the last breath and beyond,” the bot told him in another chat Soelberg posted less than two weeks before he died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 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