How to Use the remainder in a Sentence

the remainder

noun
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  • Decisions for the remainder of the game were based on a three-point, and not a four-point, lead.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The shooting happened around 11:57 a.m. and the mall was closed for the remainder of the day, the sheriff's office said.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • At the same time, Iowa is one of the rare campaign events that can shake up the remainder of the primary.
    — G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The Bucks ruled him out for the remainder of the game with a lower back contusion.
    — oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Add half of the soy sauce marinade to a large bowl; reserve the remainder for the dipping sauce.
    — Cammie Kim Lin, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2023
  • For the remainder of their trip, the teens were treated like celebrities on the island.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • About five of those miles were on a 55-mph road, and the remainder were on the highway, very near EV mode's 81-mph top speed.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Most of those funds will help offset the remainder of the new clubhouse costs, Nanos said.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2024
  • In testing, the tool simply moved the crop to the side a bit and then left it in that same position for the remainder of the clip.
    — PCMAG, 30 June 2024
  • Other deserts and lakebeds in the West were responsible for the remainder of the dust.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 July 2023
  • The singer’s tour schedule for the remainder of May includes stops in Lisbon and Madrid.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024
  • But a May strike would put the remainder of this spring’s preplanned FYC events in limbo.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 May 2023
  • Your rate and payment will also change monthly for the remainder of the term.
    — Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 7 Dec. 2023
  • For the remainder of this week, encore episodes from the beginning of the premiere week will air.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
  • While Spears herself will record an introduction to the book, Williams will lend her voice to the remainder of the project.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The Bruins spent the remainder of the game feeding Pastrnak to try to get him to 50, but the Habs kept him on tight lockdown.
    — Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • These will be his only U.S. concert dates for the remainder of 2024.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Some receive the vaccine, and the remainder get a placebo.
    — Ayana Byrd, Health, 7 Jan. 2024
  • That scoreline remained intact for the remainder of the half.
    — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The special election winner would hold the seat for the remainder of the unexpired term.
    — Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Cann said after the game Murphy will miss the remainder of the tournament.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2023
  • According to the agreement, the city would pay 70% of the cost of operating the station and the county the remainder.
    — Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2024
  • Low temperatures in the 90s remain in the forecast for Phoenix through at least the remainder of this week.
    — CBS News, 20 July 2023
  • Garofalo will serve out the remainder of his term through 2024.
    — Maraya King, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Some deadlines will occur on March 1 with the remainder on March 8.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The system, which formerly charged 75 cents for a basic fare, is free at least for the remainder of this year.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The winner will serve out the remainder of Santos' two-year term and would need to run again next November for a full term.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Ohtani should spend the remainder of his career on a franchise that expects to reach the postseason, not one that hopes to.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Data on new-home sales, which make up the remainder and are based on contract signings, are due next week.
    — Alex Veiga The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The pressures from this deal should ease up for the remainder of the year, as this was the last full quarter of the high wage growth rate associated with the first year of the new contract.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 July 2024

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