remains
/ (rɪˈmeɪnz) /
any pieces, scraps, fragments, etc, that are left unused or still extant, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc: the remains of a meal; archaeological remains
the body of a dead person; corpse
Also called: literary remains the unpublished writings of an author at the time of his or her death
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How to use remains in a sentence
A fourth suspect, a 26-year-old woman named Hayat Boumeddiene, remains at large.
So, Islamized teaching sends girls back home for marriage and housework, and remains exclusively for boys.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut he, like many people using dating apps whatever their sexual identity, remains stoutly positive.
The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut how much they have regained or how durable their hold is remains unclear.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War | Nancy A. Youssef | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
The plant as a whole remains green until late in the autumn.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinThe interest of the story is now at an end; but much yet remains before the conclusion.
They speak of a certain Norumbega and give the names of cities and strongholds of which to-day no trace or even report remains.
The plan, however, remains in use to this day in many mines, and is frequently spoken of under the name of quartz-crusher.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickAnd yet there still remains a superstitious belief in prayer, and most surprising are some of its manifestations.
God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
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