Dying
Dying adjective - Nearly dead.
Usage example: we watered the dying plants just in time
Quick
Quick adjective - Having or showing life.
Usage example: after the battle, there was a hurried accounting of the quick and the dead
Both words in one sentence
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When he realizes that Kemmerich is dying, he runs for the doctor:Paul: Come quick, Franz Kemmerich is dying!
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A quick gag in The Shepherd's Crown, when the dying down of an elf's glamour and imperiousness is described as "the elvish was leaving the building".
Source: Elvish Presley -
He once again attempts to kill the protagonist but some quick thinking by the latter results in the former dying.
Source: You Kill It, You Bought It
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