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

From throughout five boroughs and 50 states, heroes descended on the place, now called Ground Zero, where physical wreckage and human remains commingled. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Eighteen additional human remains were found in other parts of the complex. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Investigators searching the case turn up human remains, execution tapes, Polaroids and film canisters cataloging years of violence. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Corliss and her partner spent 10 days at Ground Zero searching the devastation for human remains. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for human remains

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