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

The Swedish government will also return 77 Kallawaya objects, including human remains, to the Archaeological Museum in La Paz, Bolivia. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Nov. 2026

The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office confirmed Thursday that human remains found in a Natomas field late last month belonged to Lovett Moore, a blind man who disappeared from an Arena Boulevard convenience store in June 2025. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Others were dismayed when, in 2008, Hellerstein ended an effort to force New York City government to keep searching for human remains in debris moved from ground zero to a Staten Island landfill. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

At least some of the human remains found in Haiti do not appear to belong to four missing Salvadoran soldiers, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for human remains

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