human remains

plural noun

: parts of the bodies of dead people

an area where ancient human remains have been found

Examples of human remains in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Investigators discovered burn piles on family property, and an anthropologist confirmed there were human remains in the burn piles, WBRC previously reported. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Stripped of amplification and surrounded by the tunnels’ millions of human remains, the performance transformed songs from across the band’s catalog into stark, intimate arrangements, with Homme describing the project as years in the making. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 July 2026

The force of the blast had scattered human remains across a wide area. — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

As ethical standards evolve and repatriation laws tighten, ethnographic museums worldwide are increasingly removing human remains from public display. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for human remains

• abstains
• alkanes
• attains
• biplanes
• bloodstains
• campaigns
• complains
• constrains
• contains
• demesnes
• detains
• disdains