dying second

Frequency: 4.51.1 per million words

The final moments of an event or period.

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Examples (10)

  • He scored the winning goal in the dying seconds of the championship match.
  • The team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the dying seconds of the game.
  • She managed to submit her final essay in the dying seconds before the midnight deadline.
  • As the old year faded into its dying seconds, we made a toast to the new one.
  • The hero defused the bomb with only the dying seconds left on the timer.
  • In the dying seconds of the auction, a surprise bid won the priceless artifact.
  • We watched the beautiful sunset, savoring every dying second of daylight.
  • The debate was decided in the dying seconds with a powerful closing statement.
  • Even with the party in its dying seconds, people were still dancing.
  • The legislature passed the controversial bill in the dying seconds of the session.