1
a
: a usually small part, member, or trace remaining
b
: a small surviving group
—often used in plural
2
: an unsold or unused end of piece goods
: still remaining
Examples of remnant in a Sentence
Noun
Remnants go on sale next week.
sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail More for cyclists than hikers (though anyone is welcome), this route traces the remnants of an old canal for 20 miles through the park and continues all the way to Cleveland.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 May 2026
By then, only a remnant population of them existed along the gulf coast of Texas and Louisiana.
—Ashley Soebroto, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
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Noun
When the remnants of Typhoon Halong’s flood water receded last October, entire villages in western Alaska had been leveled by the storm.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail More for cyclists than hikers (though anyone is welcome), this route traces the remnants of an old canal for 20 miles through the park and continues all the way to Cleveland.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
Adjective
Eventually, the Wolf-Rayet star and its stellar remnant companion will merge to launch an LFBOT.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 May 2026
By then, only a remnant population of them existed along the gulf coast of Texas and Louisiana.
—Ashley Soebroto, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Remnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remnant. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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