1
a
: a usually small part, member, or trace remaining
b
: a small surviving group
—often used in plural
2
: an unsold or unused end of piece goods
: still remaining
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Examples of remnant in a Sentence
Noun
Remnants go on sale next week.
sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 5 May 2024
Which is why the town's remnants are of interest to a freethinking idealist born to a wealthy Swiss-Californian family.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
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Noun
Made up of remnants of Halley’s Comet that the Earth passes through, this annual shower is active from April 15th to May 27th and can show up at a rate of about 10–30 meteors per hour, according to the American Meteor Society.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 5 May 2024
Which is why the town's remnants are of interest to a freethinking idealist born to a wealthy Swiss-Californian family.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for remnant
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“Remnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remnant. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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