human remains

plural noun

: parts of the bodies of dead people

an area where ancient human remains have been found

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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 The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed Monday that human remains found Sept. 12 at a property on Burnt House Road in Wilson County belong to a missing Antioch woman, Metro Nashville Police said. —

Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 Others were leased out to medical technology companies that require human remains to develop products and train doctors on them. —

Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024 Spanish National Police: Part of the human remains of the missing person have been found buried in a cemetery in a town in the province of Soria and advanced technical means had to be used to locate them. —

Emma Roth, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for human remains

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