How to Use near-death experience in a Sentence

near-death experience

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  • While reporting in the field in Iraq in 2006, Woodruff had a near-death experience that changed the course of his life.
    — Chloe Melas, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • Morris’s near-death experience had marked the end of his drug use.
    — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • According to the report, Rushdie is in the process of writing a book about the near-death experience.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 13 July 2023
  • Putin’s near-death experience amounts to a paradox for the United States and its allies.
    — Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2023
  • One part of the book details the near-death experience in 2019 in which Perry's colon burst because of his opioid use.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2023
  • That's no surprise after his near-death experience on the field about 13 months ago.
    — Noah Trister, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Lee Miller’s big break began with a near-death experience.
    — Kate Wheeling, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Pink explained that her near-death experience was a turning point for her.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • What was the biggest takeaway from this near-death experience?
    — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Listen to Yang recount his near-death experience in the podcast above.
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2023
  • When the minister was asked about this near-death experience, his response surprised and pleased me.
    — Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The near-death experience activates her clairvoyant powers and kicks off the intrigue of the film.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Bush met Erwin at the height of the pandemic in Las Vegas, when Encore was faced with a near-death experience in the wake of shutdowns that badly bruised the live events industry.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Rossi is reeling from his near-death experience in the hands of Voit, who keeps popping up via hallucinations.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 June 2024
  • Michael Bublé had a very Canadian near-death experience.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The science behind a near-death experience has to do with brain activity.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
  • On April 11, the actor and host of Rennervations hosted the premiere of Disney+ series just 14 weeks after his near-death experience.
    — Vulture, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Back to basics, after some heavy moments in the characters' lives: a near-death experience, a non-wedding and a near-alcoholism relapse, for starters.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Early in the pandemic, Toast went through a near-death experience, with sales plunging 80 percent overnight, forcing a massive job cut of half the company.
    — Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
  • Think of a spiritual awakening, a near-death experience or a feeling of awe in nature.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Mary Lou Retton is sharing an update on health following her near-death experience last fall.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
  • Graziano said the near-death experience — plus her family not being there — ultimately pushed her to change her life and go to rehab shortly after.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Hearing about their near-death experience helped put things into perspective for Holmes, 46.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Many in the film community are hoping that TCM may have suffered nothing more serious than a near-death experience.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
  • Not only that, but Billing had also invested in First Republic Bank, which itself had a near-death experience.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023
  • What a near-death experience is has never really been defined.
    — Theresa Tamkins, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2023
  • An album that bum-rushed through industry politics, skeptics, and even a near-death experience.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Watch Madonna reflect on her near-death experience below.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2024
  • In the wake of his near-death experience, the often bombastic Republican leader embraced a new tone that could generate even more momentum in an election that appears to be shifting in his favor.
    — Steve Peoples, arkansasonline.com, 19 July 2024
  • In today’s opinions newsletter: A father's horrible mistake, impact of a near-death experience, Biden and black voters.
    — Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024

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