How to Use deathbed in a Sentence

deathbed

noun
  • On her deathbed with a full face of glam… sure.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • That man’s wife was the woman that my father called on, on his deathbed.
    — Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 19 June 2020
  • On his deathbed, his father kept a radio next to him at low volume.
    — Mujib Mashal Jim Huylebroek, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • On her deathbed, the legend goes, Pope's wife confessed to her crime.
    — Steven Martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Now, imagine having to go through 30 years’ worth on your deathbed.
    — Harry Guinness, Wired, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The carving is of her on her deathbed, and it is sunk up to her collarbones in his front lawn.
    — Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
  • Their father was on his deathbed and Keith came to say goodbye.
    — Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Anyway, this will be a story my family talks about on my deathbed one day.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Curley had to tell people, many of whom were on their deathbeds, that the treatment was not yet ready.
    — Erika Hayasaki, Newsweek, 21 July 2015
  • And, on my deathbed, the idea of drifting off into another realm is scary.
    — David Marchese, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2020
  • And yet there isn’t one of us who would not drag himself off his deathbed in order to make the next season.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 19 Nov. 2020
  • There are stories of long-sober alcoholics taking a drink on their deathbeds.
    — Andrea Jarrell, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Oct. 2017
  • And who has the heart to tell someone who appears to be on her deathbed that no one is ever safe in this life?
    — Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Your grandpa, old and frail, lying on his deathbed, hands you an envelope.
    — Sam White, GQ, 21 Mar. 2018
  • In some cases, children weren’t allowed to see parents on their deathbed.
    — Wendell Cox, National Review, 15 Oct. 2023
  • An up-close image of the fiend, lurking above the cardinal's deathbed.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • On her deathbed, Reilly's mother asked her to keep spreading love through the notes.
    — Ashley Vaughan, CNN, 22 Feb. 2020
  • The aging drug is not something to be given to a dog on their deathbed, Haliou said.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Or how the leeks are under a bank of snow outside as someone is lying on their deathbed inside.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025
  • That same year, Ray photographed Marcel Proust on his deathbed.
    — Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The young monk then held hands with, blessed and prayed with the old monk Father Patrick, who was on his deathbed.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Even on his deathbed, Il-nam summoned Gi-hun to play another game.
    — Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire, 24 Sep. 2021
  • On his deathbed, Litvinenko blamed Putin for his imminent death.
    — Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Juan trades stories with his new friend while on his deathbed, recounting old loves and familial pasts.
    — Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • Also early on in the series, Cohen is seen on his deathbed a few months later.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
  • So did a disturbing AI fake of Parton on her deathbed.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In the future, Rory returns to her old, ailing mother on her deathbed.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2021
  • This scene takes viewers back to the beginning, when his father is on his deathbed, and Ted shows no mercy.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 May 2025
  • At the time, Getler’s father was on his deathbed, but Getler decided to come anyway.
    — Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022
  • At the beginning of the episode, viewers are told that Jack’s dad, Stanley, is on his deathbed.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2017

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