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

In May, investigators discovered human remains at Noel's former Everman home. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Petrie kept meticulous notes, recording and photographing all the graves, and brought in medical doctors to analyze human remains, primarily the crania. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

The discovery of human remains buried under the unsuspecting resident’s home provided investigators key evidence in the decades-old missing person’s case, which authorities announced has become a murder investigation. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

The earliest human remains studied were dated to 25,000 to 16,000 years ago, and the other was dated 7,600 to 6,300 years ago. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for human remains

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