How to Use relic of the past in a Sentence

relic of the past

noun phrase
  • Narrow job specs are a relic of the past.
    — May Habib, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But Roscosmos is more than a relic of the past.
    — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Social housing that meets those desires isn’t just a relic of the past.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Soon, most of your European passport stamps will be a relic of the past.
    — Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Even the cash register is a relic of the past with its big push buttons and wooden drawer.
    — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • The task before us is to reopen them — and to make sure that a shot at the middle class doesn’t become a relic of the past.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Like sparks igniting, the result is a piece that feels alive with energy rather than a dowdy relic of the past.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
  • But times have changed as pensions have become a relic of the past for most private-sector employees.
    — Deb Boyden, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Candy stripers are a relic of the past, but the same retro red-and-white wardrobe has a different appeal when seen in a bedding setting.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Increasingly, this question is a relic of the past, with little relevance to the present.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • So this is intentionally a culture that doesn’t have much of those relics of the past and doesn’t have these literary traditions.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Sure, pundits and Twitter philosophers love to portray bowl games as irrelevant relics of the past that nobody cares about anymore.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In an era of AI avatars and digital overload, something as simple as a handwritten note can feel like a relic of the past.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In the modern age, that stature has waned—too often these instruments sit silent, heirlooms gathering dust, relics of the past without resonance in the present.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Thank you to the next generation of New Yorkers who refuse to accept that the promise of a better future was a relic of the past.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Far from being a relic of the past, brooches offer a unique opportunity for personal expression.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Sink into Park City’s small-town roots with a free historic mining tour on Park City Mountain to uncover the relics of the past.
    — Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
  • With a blistering 180Hz refresh rate and a 1ms (VRB) response time, screen tearing and ghosting become relics of the past.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Other experts predict that coffee badging will become a relic of the past as remote work becomes a competitive perk amid return-to-office mandates in 2026.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Since the invention of modern stainless steel in 1913 and the widespread production of knives made of the material in the decades that followed, carbon-steel knives have been largely a relic of the past.
    — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Bipartisanship in support of life, bipartisanship opposed to using taxpayer dollars to fund the destruction of life, is unfortunately a relic of the past.
    — Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But in Oakland County, a project underway with University of Michigan researchers has traffic experts hopeful your excessive wait might one day be a relic of the past.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Other experts predict that coffee badging will become a relic of the past as remote work becomes a competitive perk amid RTO mandates in 2026.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • However, by the 21st century, pillboxes were regarded as relics of the past with very little relevance in an age where air supremacy, lightning movement, maneuverability, and sudden strikes were the norm.
    — David Szondy june 23, New Atlas, 23 June 2026
  • Amid a boon in futuristic technology, a relic of the past and one of the most famous androids to appear on the big screen has resulted in a whopping sale at Propstore’s spring entertainment memorabilia live auction.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But in Oakland County, Michigan, a project underway with University of Michigan researchers has traffic experts hopeful that your excessive wait might one day be a relic of the past.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Though separated by geography, their practices prove that spirituality isn’t a relic of the past, but a living language for navigating identity, resilience, and belonging in the 21st century.
    — Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Councilmember Eric Bunch, who represents the 4th District and supported the ordinance change, told The Star that the parking minimum policy is a relic of the past that is no longer viable for a growing city.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026

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