human remains

plural noun

: parts of the bodies of dead people

an area where ancient human remains have been found

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Divers found possible human remains while searching Thursday in Vance County, less than 20 miles west of Warrenton, the sheriff said, noting the State Bureau of Investigations was also involved in the operation. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025 Earlier Thursday, representatives of the county Medical Examiner’s Office removed human remains from the ruins of a home in the vicinity of Duke’s restaurant in Malibu. —

Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025 Authorities discovered human remains at a home on Owings Road in Shinnston on Jan. 29, and the remains were positively identified as those of Christa Merrill, 34, the Harrison County Sheriff's Office told PEOPLE. —

Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025 The salvage operations come as authorities continue to search for human remains in the aftermath of the disaster. —

Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for human remains