be close to death

Whatever the reason, the three living members, while close to death, still lived.

He came close to death and is still trying to come to terms with the attack.

But the majority of people who come close to death will not remember anything at all.

These people found me in my ship, close to death.

He had been close to death a number of times already this night.

Coming close to death seems to make life that much more important.

She had come close to death giving birth to her son.

She could not see him as he was, close to death.

"And how many times have you come very close to death in the circle?"

One early fall morning, an Oklahoma woman came close to death.