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
It played and paused in my subconscious, Floyd’s dying words echoing while I slept.
From Washington Post • May 20, 2022
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
Not all dying words are true and this blessing is no less real for being shorn of its ground.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
