last/dying breath
noun
: the last breath taken before one dies
He blessed her with his last/dying breath.
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Before his last breath, Ian is surrounded by both Jamie and Jenny, taking their hands in his.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
Corcoran delivered his final words before taking his last breath.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Joseph would take his last breath approximately three hours later.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
Mamadou Barry, 35, could spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering Mamadou Bah, an immigrant from Senegal, who made a desperate plea for his mother during his dying breath.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
Corcoran delivered his final words before taking his last breath.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Joseph would take his last breath approximately three hours later.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
Mamadou Barry, 35, could spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering Mamadou Bah, an immigrant from Senegal, who made a desperate plea for his mother during his dying breath.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Last/dying breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%2Fdying%20breath. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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