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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
The cleats, the only remaining remnants from the Jackie Robinson statue stolen from McAdams Park in Wichita & destroyed, are being delivered to the NLBM!
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The team believes that these extra spikes could be the remnants of past stellar sneezes.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
The landfill was finally shuttered in 2001; the last materials dumped there were the remnants of the Twin Towers.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Construction has not yet started on what could become the world’s tallest jail, a 300-foot-tall tower on a site in Manhattan’s Chinatown where the remnants of a former detention center still stand.
—Mable Chan, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Since the start of the month, criminal groups have been attacking with unprecedented coordination the last remnants of the Haitian state – the airport, police stations, government buildings, the National Penitentiary.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
The fuselage isn’t the only remnant of World War II to be discovered recently.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
The researcher also added that there are not enough biological remnants to accurately date the archeological find, however, by examining other artifacts that the ice skate was found near, those involved with the discovery were able to determine how long ago the invention was used.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
Born from a violent planetary collision more than four billion years ago, the moon still harbors remnant internal heat that’s slowly seeping into space.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Because no liquid is involved, there is no risk of wicking up remnant stain from the carpet padding.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
On other front lines, U.S. forces are still deployed in Iraq and Syria to contain remnant cells of the Islamic State, whose caliphate collapsed five years ago.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
Scientists believe the asteroid, known as 16 Psyche, may be remnant core material of a small planetesimal that was broken up in the distant past.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
Her relative obscurity is a reminder that this planetary nebula, located about 2,300 light-years away from Earth, will outlive us all, as well as any remnant memories of us.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
Yet this single global plate is still thought to experience flexing and accumulate stresses from the remnant heat bubbling up from the planet’s slowly cooling, partially molten core.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
Tropical Storm Hermine on Sunday was continuing to bring rain to the Canary Islands and is poised to become a remnant low, forecasters said.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022
Noun
Clothing she was seen wearing April 1 is found in the trunk, along with remnants of a cellphone.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
The cleats, the only remaining remnants from the Jackie Robinson statue stolen from McAdams Park in Wichita & destroyed, are being delivered to the NLBM!
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The team believes that these extra spikes could be the remnants of past stellar sneezes.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
The landfill was finally shuttered in 2001; the last materials dumped there were the remnants of the Twin Towers.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Construction has not yet started on what could become the world’s tallest jail, a 300-foot-tall tower on a site in Manhattan’s Chinatown where the remnants of a former detention center still stand.
—Mable Chan, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Since the start of the month, criminal groups have been attacking with unprecedented coordination the last remnants of the Haitian state – the airport, police stations, government buildings, the National Penitentiary.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
The fuselage isn’t the only remnant of World War II to be discovered recently.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
The researcher also added that there are not enough biological remnants to accurately date the archeological find, however, by examining other artifacts that the ice skate was found near, those involved with the discovery were able to determine how long ago the invention was used.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Adjective
She’s also been diagnosed with fibromyalgia — or long-lasting, pervasive pain throughout the body — and ovarian remnant syndrome.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
Born from a violent planetary collision more than four billion years ago, the moon still harbors remnant internal heat that’s slowly seeping into space.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Because no liquid is involved, there is no risk of wicking up remnant stain from the carpet padding.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
On other front lines, U.S. forces are still deployed in Iraq and Syria to contain remnant cells of the Islamic State, whose caliphate collapsed five years ago.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
Scientists believe the asteroid, known as 16 Psyche, may be remnant core material of a small planetesimal that was broken up in the distant past.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
Her relative obscurity is a reminder that this planetary nebula, located about 2,300 light-years away from Earth, will outlive us all, as well as any remnant memories of us.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
Yet this single global plate is still thought to experience flexing and accumulate stresses from the remnant heat bubbling up from the planet’s slowly cooling, partially molten core.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
Tropical Storm Hermine on Sunday was continuing to bring rain to the Canary Islands and is poised to become a remnant low, forecasters said.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022
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“Remnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remnant. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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