at death's door (Meaning)

at death's door

a permanent cessation of all vital (see vital sense 2a) functions

The elderly gentleman was at death's door, his frail body ravaged by illness.
The car accident victim lay at death's door, her life hanging by a thread.
The surgeon performed a risky operation, knowing the patient was at death's door.
The dying man confessed his sins, his words trembling as he approached death's door.
The family gathered around the grandfather's bedside, their hearts heavy as he lay at death's door.
The detective found the victim at death's door, the evidence pointing to a brutal crime.
The soldier fought valiantly, knowing he was at death's door but determined to protect his comrades.
The starving child collapsed at death's door, her tiny body unable to withstand the relentless hunger.
The homeless man, neglected and forgotten, found himself at death's door in a cold and unforgiving city.
The once-vibrant city was now a ghost town, abandoned and desolate, a testament to a civilization that had succumbed to death's door.

a permanent cessation of all vital (see vital sense 2a) functions

dying, dead, deceased, passing away,fallen, moribund, sinking, gone, passed away, lifeless

breathing, live, being,alive, quick, living, existing, animate, surviving, vital

The elderly gentleman was at death's door, his frail body ravaged by illness.

The car accident victim lay at death's door, her life hanging by a thread.

The surgeon performed a risky operation, knowing the patient was at death's door.

The dying man confessed his sins, his words trembling as he approached death's door.