relic
Example Sentences
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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 without even features a pilgrimage to Topanga Tower, the mysterious cold-war relic in the Santa Monica mountains.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
The naval gathering was itself a relic of an earlier age, when rival militaries could coexist in the security of a global order that gave priority to stability above all else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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
“A relic of a time we have since passed,” Njemile said.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
