human remains
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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"Any discovery of human remains is taken extremely seriously," he said.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Strontium and oxygen isotopes preserved in human remains act like chemical fingerprints tied to local environments.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Updated analyses of human remains and related artifacts indicated that people may have appeared in Britain before the warming event previously thought necessary for survival there.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
“We believe that, based on what we’re looking at, evidence, wise scientific evidence, that human remains were there at one time,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Careful searches of cliffs near and far, however, have failed to unearth any human remains.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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