relic

Example Sentences

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Nearly 200 years on, the kitchen is not just a relic but is still in use.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

He returned to RCA with “Emergence,” a mellow record designed to follow King’s “Tapestry” onto the radio, but that airplay never materialized: Sedaka was still seen as a relic of the early ’60s.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

What a relic, which wasn’t intended to manage a trade deficit per se.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

“Friday” has become a relic of pop, virality and how we once used the internet.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

Behind this group eight sturdy fellows bear the royal litter, rough with yellow sapphires, in which no king has ridden for centuries, a ceremonial relic of the very-long-ago.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin