last/dying breath
noun
: the last breath taken before one dies
He blessed her with his last/dying breath.
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In the loving arms of his wife, Dr. Marlena Evans, John took his last breath at the end of the June 2 episode, after suffering devastating internal injuries during a lab explosion.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 June 2025
Five years ago, the world watched George Floyd take his last breath beneath a police officer’s knee.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
On June 7, 2022, flask I-457 took its own last breath on Mauna Loa before embarking on a different journey—one to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
—Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Down to its last breath, Woolery kept UCLA’s season alive.
—Alex Cole, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 June 2025
Five years ago, the world watched George Floyd take his last breath beneath a police officer’s knee.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
On June 7, 2022, flask I-457 took its own last breath on Mauna Loa before embarking on a different journey—one to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
—Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Down to its last breath, Woolery kept UCLA’s season alive.
—Alex Cole, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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“Last/dying breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%2Fdying%20breath. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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