Both Uses of
remnant
in
The Merchant of Death
- What I saw next sent a bolt of adrenaline through me so quickly that I was shocked out of any last remnant of sleep.†
*remnant = a small amount that remains after the rest is gone
- There were still some remnants clinging to the wooden car, but there wasn't enough left to do any big damage.†
remnants = small amounts that remains after the rest is gone
Definition:
a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth