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

On an archaeological dig in Sulawesi, an island in modern-day Indonesia, Brumm and his colleagues excavated some very old human remains. — Pien Huang, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

Shermantine also told Padilla about a well where human remains were found. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

As of Wednesday, however, no human remains have been confirmed at the house, including any possible victims of crimes. — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Anyone with information about the human remains is asked to call the medical examiner's office at 928-679-8775. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for human remains

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