How to Use human remains in a Sentence

human remains

plural noun
  • The human remains at the center.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
  • There is broad consensus that human remains should be buried.
    — Kayla Gahagan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Groups of young men were searching through the debris while flies swarmed around bones and human remains.
    — Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 26 July 2025
  • The human remains were found under debris in the basement of the home.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
  • No other human remains were discovered in the area where it was found.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The sheriff said no note was found among the personal items by the human remains.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The man and woman who found the human remains brought them to a park attendant, cops said.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • For many years, disposition of human remains has been thought of in two ways.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
  • For many years, disposition of human remains has been thought of in two ways.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
  • Just a few days later, more human remains were found in Lahaina.
    — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Inside the car were more baby toys, a little girl’s clothes and human remains.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
  • New company is latest to take human remains to space.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Part of the plan was for the rocket to deposit some human remains on the moon after landing.
    — Devika Rao, theweek, 13 Jan. 2024
  • After picking up the bags, one of the workers looked inside and saw human remains.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
  • The force of the explosion left human remains and bits of clothes hanging from tree branches.
    — Rebecca Tan and Cape Diamond, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • That prompted the drilling of holes six feet deep in the driveway to check for possible human remains.
    — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2024
  • That prompted the drilling of holes six feet deep in the driveway to check for possible human remains.
    — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2023
  • But the proof is elusive, and no actual human remains have ever been found.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The plea came after buckets of human remains were found in his home, officials said.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Police said that at the time that Shiraishi used cat litter to mask the smell of the human remains.
    — Chris Spargo, People.com, 27 June 2025
  • Cadaver dogs are being used to search through the wreckage for human remains.
    — Kellen Browning, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • It is not yet known if the human remains and skull belong to the same person, Reese stated.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Debris and human remains were scattered across the roadway.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
  • In the front trunk, police found a bag with decomposing human remains.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Deputies confirmed the discovery of human remains and secured the scene.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The vehicle was missing its engine, and there were no signs of human remains, police said.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
  • The affidavit sought to have the area searched with a K-9 trained to detect human remains.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 July 2023
  • The sheriff's office added that the deputies believe the human remains were in the trunk for a long period of time.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • No human remains or large portions of wreckage have been found, though every person on board is presumed dead.
    — Peter Guo, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The discovery of human remains comes weeks after an item of Cremer's was found in the area.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026

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