near-death experience
noun
: an occurrence in which a person comes very close to dying and has memories of a spiritual experience (such as meeting dead friends and family members or seeing a white light) during the time when death was near
Examples of near-death experience in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The film stars Samara Weaving as Grace, who finds herself, and her estranged sister, played by Kathryn Newton, the target of another murder spree after surviving a brutal, ritualistic near-death experience from the first film.
—
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Mar. 2026
The result is a heavy blow to Starmer, whose leadership has staggered through a series of crises and suffered a near-death experience earlier this month.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Starmer is in trouble The result is a heavy blow to Starmer, whose leadership has staggered through a series of crises and suffered a near-death experience earlier this month.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Aaron, who lost more than 200 pounds following a near-death experience in 2021, has described his previous health scare as a spiritual wake-up call.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for near-death experience
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Mar. 2026
The result is a heavy blow to Starmer, whose leadership has staggered through a series of crises and suffered a near-death experience earlier this month.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Starmer is in trouble The result is a heavy blow to Starmer, whose leadership has staggered through a series of crises and suffered a near-death experience earlier this month.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Aaron, who lost more than 200 pounds following a near-death experience in 2021, has described his previous health scare as a spiritual wake-up call.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for near-death experience
Cite this Entry
“Near-death experience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near-death%20experience. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
