Sentence examples for close to his death from inspiring English sources

Mr. Poire continued to work until close to his death.

"In the years close to his death, he burnt a lot of burnt bridges," she said.

Haldor Topsoe remained an active chairman of his company until close to his death at almost 100.

As a child I would look at him and wonder how he could stay sane, being so close to his death.

The film was followed by Merci pour le chocolat (2000) and Le Fleur du Mal (2003), also widely praised, and he continued working until close to his death.

Mrs. Arafat gave the broadcaster a copy of Mr. Arafat's medical records as well as personal effects, including clothing he had worn close to his death, his toothbrush and his trademark black-and-white checkered headdress.

It was accompanied by the team who made the find to Fenn Lane Farm in the village of Dadlington, the site believed to be the closest to his death.

Close to his own death, Freud starts to recognize the poetry and promise in religion.

"He was one of the greatest," Foyt said, "and we were still close up to his death".

He called his firing so close to his son's death "a callous dismissal that even the worst of business executives would have enough depth of human understanding and sensitivity not to do".

He remained close to his friend until Phillips' death.