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Idiom

draw one's last breath

Meaning

To die.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The old dog drew his last breath peacefully in his sleep.”

“The king was surrounded by his loyal family as he drew his last breath.”

“Even in his final moments, he remained calm, waiting until he drew his last breath to share his final secret.”

Examples

simple

“The old dog drew his last breath peacefully in his sleep.”

contextual

“The king was surrounded by his loyal family as he drew his last breath.”

complex

“Even in his final moments, he remained calm, waiting until he drew his last breath to share his final secret.”

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