last breath
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
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
"He took my hand and said, as if it was his last breath: 'Your highness, I ask you just one thing: keep the country united,'" Juan Carlos recalls.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
I spoke slowly, saying the words I had practiced in my head since Miss Mary Finch took her last breath, the words that would change everything.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
