1
: a large lump, piece, or portion
a hunk of bread
2
: an attractive and usually well-built man
Examples of hunk in a Sentence
a steak cut into meaty hunks
That actor is such a hunk!
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The resulting Treaty of Portsmouth, signed in the New Hampshire town on September 5, 1905, ceded large hunks of Manchuria, Korea and the island of Sakhalin to Japan.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
If the first player says Phil Collins, the second says Mike Rutherford, and the third is stumped, another team can buzz in and earn all the extra points with noted hunk Tony Banks.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Its 'typical' hamper is brimming with rustic goodies including a jar of rich, spicy tomato sauce, fennel sausages, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a generous hunk of 12-month-aged pecorino.
—Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
From Hot Frosty to The Merry Gentlemen, these small-town hunks are ready to show off their goods (in a very PG-13 way).
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
If the first player says Phil Collins, the second says Mike Rutherford, and the third is stumped, another team can buzz in and earn all the extra points with noted hunk Tony Banks.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Its 'typical' hamper is brimming with rustic goodies including a jar of rich, spicy tomato sauce, fennel sausages, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a generous hunk of 12-month-aged pecorino.
—Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
From Hot Frosty to The Merry Gentlemen, these small-town hunks are ready to show off their goods (in a very PG-13 way).
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunk. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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hunk
noun1
: a large lump or piece
2
: a male who is physically very attractive
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