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

The only remnant of Karee Rowen’s Pacific Palisades home was her washing machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 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

It's part of the Chaco bioregion, which is a forest type that only exists in remnant plots.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2025

We see an old remnant of a cement wall.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung