remnant

Example Sentences

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In this scenario, the collapse of the star forms a neutron star, an incredibly dense remnant that injects energy into the surrounding debris and boosts the supernova's brightness.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Yet with the final remnant of muscular control in his right thumb, he spelled out letters at an adapted typewriter beside Edith.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The arrangement resembles an "acquihire" – a practice increasingly common in Silicon Valley where larger tech companies poach key staff from smaller firms, leaving a small remnant of the company behind.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

She’s a remnant of a déclassé life that Simone wants to leave behind.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

Her pain lost in her fury, she swung at his blade with the remnant of the staff.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas