dying wish

noun

: the last thing a person wants before dying

It was her dying wish to see them married.

Examples of dying wish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Indeed, a dying wish and a cryptic clue lead the unlikely duo on a journey full of twists and turns, bad choices, awkward conversations, lies, fights, mystery, betrayal, and a dangerous killer. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026

Across this soppy set of songs, the sum of these frictions is cyborgish and spectral, music from a MacBook whose dying wish was to see the world. — Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2026

Hanabusa later gave up her seat to run for Senate, hoping to fulfil Inouye’s dying wish. — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026

Honoring a news’ legend’s last wish Bass carried out her friend Bishop’s dying wish — to have her ashes spread at Joe’s garden. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for dying wish

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