last/dying breath

noun

: the last breath taken before one dies

He blessed her with his last/dying breath.

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Wisdom held on until her 17-year-old son took his last breath. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026 As Art holds his wife's hands, Judy takes her last breath and dies in his arms. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026 The people who bombed the interviews were the ones who developed a hypothesis and held it to the last breath because developing strategy is inherently fuzzy at first. — Lynn Comp, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 While Jamie does indeed take his last breath on the battlefield, his wife Claire never leaves his side. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for last/dying breath

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