- plural of remnant.
remnants
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Remnants of donated props and floats from parades past lie around the space under a viaduct that doubles as a driving school parking lot.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Remnants of some of the campaign webpages were restored after NPR reported this.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025
Remnants of the ocean were found by India’s historic Chandrayaan-3 mission that landed on the south pole last August.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024
Remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto produced hundreds of dry lightning strikes across California’s Central Valley on Monday, sparking several wildfires in the area.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
In The Remnants of War, the political scientist John Mueller covers the same territory as Keegan and picks up where Keegan left off.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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