remnants

[ rem-nuhnts ]

noun

1. the plural of remnant.

Example Sentences

Along the river, crumbling remnants of an active trading hub are overtaken by nature.

From The Daily Beast

Then when we arrive at his flat in Shepherd's Bush following the escape, perhaps there ought to be remnants of the ladder.

From The Daily Beast

The sets—which, really, were a feat of design and direction—appeared to be remnants of a Lewis Carroll fever dream.

From The Daily Beast

On the valley floor outside the windows of the house are the remnants of FOB Michigan, turned over to the Afghan Army in 2011.

From The Daily Beast

However, their absence from the charts was a far cry from a trail of failed hits, remnants of creativity run dry.

From The Daily Beast

Remnants of food from previous meals can be detected with the naked eye or microscopically.

From Project Gutenberg

Remnants of food from previous meals indicate deficient gastric motility.

From Project Gutenberg

Accordingly, the Marshal retired with the remnants of his corps to the Elster, only to find the bridge blown up.

From Project Gutenberg

The Duke of Tarentum was mainly instrumental in saving the remnants of the army which had managed to cross the Elster.

From Project Gutenberg

As we came to each Battalion Headquarters we were told, "These are the remnants of the——," whatever the unit was.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• debris
• rubble
• wreck