How to Use human remains in a Sentence

human remains

plural noun

• The affidavit sought to have the area searched with a K-9 trained to detect human remains.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 July 2023
• Part of the plan was for the rocket to deposit some human remains on the moon after landing.
  — Devika Rao, theweek, 13 Jan. 2024
• 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
• 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
• Of the human remains found in the U.S. each year, about 1000 still remain unidentified after a year has gone by.
  — Erika Engelhaupt, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2023
• This is not the first time human remains have been found at the University of Michigan.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
• Inside the car were more baby toys, a little girl’s clothes and human remains.
  — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
• Just a few days later, more human remains were found in Lahaina.
  — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• 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, 23 Feb. 2024
• No other human remains were discovered in the area where it was found.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2024
• The crash left rail cars strewn about the tracks, and authorities were to begin moving the wreckage from the site once the search for human remains was complete.
  — Niki Kitsantonis, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
• Some of the artifacts were gone, and even some of the bones and human remains had been stolen from their final resting place, officials said.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
• The Navajo Nation recently sought to have the launch delayed because of the human remains.
  — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
• Six sets of human remains were found in a single burial, five of which were buried at the same time, and a sixth was added at a later time, according to the release.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
• In 1999, two fishermen in Kentucky found human remains wrapped in heavy tire chains and anchored with a hydraulic jack in a lake.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
• There is broad consensus that human remains should be buried.
  — Kayla Gahagan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• Inside the vehicle were human remains, as well as a wallet with Clinkscales' ID and credit cards.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
• Now, police are turning to it more and more to zero in on murderers and rapists and to give names to human remains that were unidentified.
  — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
• Closer inspection revealed holes in the sides of the sarcophagi where the human remains had been looted.
  — Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
• Built over years with mussel, clam and oyster shells, human remains, and artifacts, the mound also served as a lookout.
  — Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
• Debris could wash up on nearby beaches over the next few days, and any human remains that are not recovered could float to the surface in the next week or two, Buzby said.
  — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
• Most Americans haven’t seen the mangled human remains left by dozens of mass shootings since Parkland.
  — Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• The latest news comes after the U.S. Coast Guard announced last week that human remains were likely recovered from the wreckage.
  — USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
• Investigators thought the tip was connected to human remains found in Layette, a county in the northeastern part of the state.
  — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2023
• Further analysis on the pit is needed to determine if it was ever used as a grave, as no human remains have been found there.
  — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2024
• The Smithsonian, which has one of the largest collections of human remains in the world, is governed by a 1989 repatriation law.
  — Claire Healy, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
• Sending human remains there can thus be seen as an act of desecration.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024
• The Coast Guard eventually said debris had been located, and human remains have been found and returned to land.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Sep 2024