Sentence examples for to relic from inspiring English sources
noun
That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
"Did they actually dig this stuff UP?" one boy exclaimed on a recent weekday, hopping from relic to relic.
But the injuries -- and the fear of injuries -- are what finally turned the high board from summer centerpiece to relic.
As a connoisseur of equivocation, nuance, and indeterminacy — early casualties in any war — he was transformed from firebrand to relic almost overnight.
Since then, I've learned that he is something of a leader to relic hunters — known sometimes as "amateur archaeologists," sometimes as "looters" — who search battlefields with metal detectors.
JON PARELES FREEWAY "Free at Last" (Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam) In the four and a half years since he released his debut album, the Philadelphia rapper Freeway has evolved from rising star to relic.
So, beef (and all factory-farmed meat) may be going from rib-eye to relic as we transition to a greener world... literally -- as in leafy, green vegetables.
Now a phone like the Motorola RAZR or the first-generation iPhone goes from coveted totem to valueless relic (to hipster accessory) in a year or two.
"Maybe it's sentimental of us, but we hold fast to memories and moments, to relics from bygone eras.
Devotion to relics is by no means peculiar to Western cultures; Africa and Asia offer many variations on it.
In recent years, Russians have thronged to relics of numerous saints, hoping to be cured of ills like cancer, debt and drunken husbands.
He compares the pieces to relics in a world that might not be as post-religious as our rational minds would have us believe.
