near-death experience

American  

[neer-deth ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ˈnɪərˈdɛθ ɪkˌspɪər i əns /

1. a sensation or vision, as of the afterlife, reported by a person who has come close to death. nde, NDE

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near-death experience British  

noun

1.  NDE.  an experience, instances of which have been widely reported, in which a person near death is apparently outside his body and aware of it and the attendant circumstances as separate from him

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Example Sentences

Although Alice never ran the risk of actually perishing in Wonderland, Arisu is another matter because of the very nature of the Borderland and how you gain entry through a near-death experience.

From Salon

When we meet the main character, Sung Jin-woo, he is mankind's "weakest weapon" - but after a near-death experience, he becomes the only one with the ability to "level up" his abilities.

From BBC

His online footprint ultimately led police to his hospital bedside in Glasgow, where he was recovering from a genuine near-death experience with Covid.

From BBC

Yu traces its beginnings to a near-death experience he had as a child growing up in rural China.

From Los Angeles Times

It was his online footprint that ultimately led police to his hospital bedside in Glasgow – ironically as the fugitive was recovering from a genuine near-death experience in the shape of Covid.

From BBC