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a small amount that remains after the rest is gone- They are working to eliminate remnants of al-Qaeda in that area.
remnants = a small amount that remains after the rest is gone
- remnants of the ancient civilization
- She saves money by purchasing remnants to make most of her clothes.
- At first much of their time was spent in seeking out the remnants of the White Witch's army and destroying them,C.S. Lewis -- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- It was long after dusk when Mina and I went out with the remnants of 27 and 53 and a bottle of brown ale in a paper bag.David Almond -- Skellig
- They had devoured, in spite of all my efforts to prevent them, all but a small remnant of the contents of the dish.Edgar Allan Poe -- The Pit and the Pendulum
- His feet were still wrapped in the remnants of the coat and the shreds of tarp and...Cormac McCarthy -- The Road
- He pulled the torn remnants of his windbreaker, pieces really, around his shoulders and tried to hold what heat his body could find.Gary Paulsen -- Hatchet
- There was still a remnant of sunset light in the sky,Ayn Rand -- Atlas Shrugged
- Clay's remnants still lie there in our garden.David Almond -- Clay
- And I will execute judgment upon thee and the whole remnant of thee shall I scatter to the winds ....Scott Pratt -- An Innocent Client
- Before either Little Man or I could answer, Mama and Big Ma emerged from the field with Stacey, the sacks now blackened remnants in their hands.Mildred D. Taylor -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- That remnant of Tumaini gave me hope.Gloria Whelan -- Listening for Lions
- The remnants of the D team took Shiva to the recovery room and then waited in the locker room.Abraham Verghese -- Cutting for Stone
- The last remnants of strength fled from Cinder, leaving her exhausted and weak.Marissa Meyer -- Cinder
- 'And my money,' she continued; returning his angry glare, and meantime biting a piece of crust, the remnant of her breakfast.Emily Bronte -- Wuthering Heights
- If this naming revolution was indeed inspired by Black Power, it would be one of the movement's most enduring remnants.Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner -- Freakonomics
- Kicking the remnants of her dress aside, she bent down and very gently returned the baby to its mother's back.James Vance Marshall -- Walkabout
- A strange electricity still seemed to cling to Simon, a remnant of the brutally shining light that had enveloped the roof when Lilith was destroyed.Cassandra Clare -- City of Fallen Angels
- She crouched against the sill, cramped and motionless, clutching on to her last remnants of happiness, her mind as clear as the sky itself.Doris Lessing -- The Grass is Singing
remnants = the small parts that remained after the rest was gone
remnants = a small amount that remains after the rest is gone
remnant = a small amount that remains after the rest is gone
remnants = a small amount that remains after the rest is gone
remnants = a small amount that remains after the rest is gone
remnant = last bit