relic

Example Sentences

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Goldhaber’s reimagining of an ominous relic from an earlier era of media consumption may capture for audiences the sensation, for better or worse, of what life can be like in an ultra-connected world.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Now this story seems less like a relic and more like a warning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The province is dotted with old Catholic churches—a relic of a time when public institutions like schools and hospitals were under full control of the clergy.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The Kuiper Belt itself is a relic of the early Milky Way, when the galaxy existed as a rotating disc of gas and dust.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

“I decided to get the book. But when I snuck in the relic room, it was missing.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera