He was dying just the way one lived, stubborn and unbowed until his last breath.

She faced the illness with her customary stubborn grace, dying just how one lived: boldly and without apology.

In folk tales they say he dies just the way one lived: stubborn, proud, and utterly alone.

In the play's final scene, the protagonist dies just how one lived, embracing risk to the end.

She insisted she would die just the way one lived, staying true to her values until the end.

She argues that he dies just like one lived, with dignity and without apology.

He spent his last years dying just like one lived, refusing to pretend to be anyone else.

He died just like one lived, quietly and without regret.

She believed one should die just how one lived, standing by one's convictions to the end.

When she felt like giving up, we reminded her that it is always darkest just before the dawn, and she found the courage to continue.