deathbed
IPA: dˈɛθbɛd
noun
- The bed on which someone dies.
- The last hours before death.
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Examples of "deathbed" in Sentences
- A deathbed is a matter of nerves and constitution and not of religion.
- One of her favorites is a macabre conceit of her own called the deathbed Oscar.
- You know, that last week people make what they call deathbed appointments, deathbed pardons.
- The good father also believed that the last struggle of Champlain on his deathbed was a prophecy.
- Learning how to breathe correctly on your deathbed is a bit late in the game for health and longevity.
- The power of witness and duty that Will awarded me on his deathbed was an integral part of what I knew and must live to say.
- He was too dangerous to be released a few weeks ago, but now Jack Straw, in his infinite mercy and wisdom, is prepared to let Biggs die in relative freedom - well, as free as any man can be on his deathbed, that is.
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