The remains of man, too, add to the earthy coating that covers the face of the globe.
Man and Nature|George P. Marsh
Sorrow is the flock of sparrows which remains behind, and builds in the nests of the birds of passage.
The True Story of My Life|Hans Christian Andersen
But if she remains here I fear that nothing can save her from the horror of an arrest, even if afterwards we are able to save her.
The Yellow Crayon|E. Phillips Oppenheim
remains
/ (rɪˈmeɪnz) /
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pl n
any pieces, scraps, fragments, etc, that are left unused or still extant, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etcthe remains of a meal; archaeological remains
the body of a dead person; corpse
Also called: literary remainsthe unpublished writings of an author at the time of his or her death