Examples of relic in a Sentence
a crude stone ax and other relics of the Neanderthals
in my grandparents' attic are many “groovy” relics from the 1960s
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The septuplets live secretly with their grandfather (Willem Dafoe), share the name Karen Settman (a relic from their dead mother), and are only allowed to leave the house on the day of the week that corresponds with their name.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Other memorable relics found include two operating rotary hook style phones, old furniture, and wood reservoir tub with pull chain.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Kardashian wasn’t the only sister who revived a fashion relic; Kylie Jenner plucked a black crêpe strapless dress with white ponyhair stripes from the John Galliano 1995 archive.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
The days when public pressure from activists swayed the council to formally back a Gaza ceasefire resolution or reconsider the size of police budgets now seem like a quaint relic of the city’s COVID-19 era.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Other memorable relics found include two operating rotary hook style phones, old furniture, and wood reservoir tub with pull chain.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Kardashian wasn’t the only sister who revived a fashion relic; Kylie Jenner plucked a black crêpe strapless dress with white ponyhair stripes from the John Galliano 1995 archive.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
The days when public pressure from activists swayed the council to formally back a Gaza ceasefire resolution or reconsider the size of police budgets now seem like a quaint relic of the city’s COVID-19 era.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for relic
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“Relic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relic. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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relic
noun
rel·ic
ˈrel-ik 
1
: an object treated with great respect because of its connection with a saint or martyr
2
: something left behind after decay or disappearance
relics of ancient cities
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