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

More than 32 years after the human remains were found, officials identified the remains as George Krusely, who was last known to be in California in 1963. — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Pima County has for years ranked among the highest in the nation for the number of unidentified human remains, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Most of the items for sale were mummified human remains, usually body parts such as hands and feet, or heads (like Peruvian shrunken heads); six were animals, specifically a cat, a falcon, an ibis, a perch, and a primate skull. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Pictures from the excavation show rows of stone burial chambers at the site, along with human remains, pottery and other artifacts. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for human remains

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