How to Use gunk in a Sentence

gunk

noun

• The engine was all full of gunk.
• I need to wipe this gunk off my hands.
• No oil changes, less gunk, fewer moving parts — that sort of thing.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 28 June 2024
• Then use the rough side of a sponge to remove any gunk or food that may remain.
  — Esquire, 7 Dec. 2015
• Getting rid of that all that gunk often takes hours—and some serious elbow grease.
  — Marlisse Cepeda, Woman's Day, 14 Mar. 2016
• The gunk now took center stage, making the product seem more effective.
  — Joseph Flaherty, WIRED, 21 May 2012
• Boil uncovered to keep any starch gunk from causing an overflow, but keep an eye on the pot regardless.
  — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 6 Apr. 2017
• The star ingredient works to de-gunk pores, so you're left with a crystal-clear complexion — and who doesn't want that?
  — Carly Cardellino, Cosmopolitan, 15 May 2015
• These older toothpastes used abrasive ingredients—like salt or ashes—to scrape the gunk off of teeth.
  — National Geographic, 15 Sep. 2016
• Cars use air filters to prevent gunk from entering the engine or interior.
  — Alex Leanse, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017
• The pricey devices heat and dispense water for formula, but some parents worry the gunk sickened their children at every feeding.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 15 Mar. 2017
• The combination of the steamer and microfiber cleaning pads effectively removed any type of gunk during testing.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2024
• Wrapped in seamless, moisture-resistant, gunk-proof silicone, the keyboard types silently, sits securely and resists spills.
  — Coastmag, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2017
• There, workers pile the waste in linear heaps called windrows, mix it with leaves and grass clippings and let oxygen-dependent microbes transform the gunk into lovely dark fertilizer.
  — Elizabeth Royte, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2017
• Pull out the debris and throw the gunk and the wand away in a trash can.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• Built up gunk is one of the great curses of the kitchen sink.
  — Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2018
• Cut the squash in half, from stem to tip, and scoop the seeds and gunk out with a spoon.
  — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 12 Dec. 2017
• The first one is just to get the gunk off, all of the edge control and that stuff.
  — Janae McKenzie, Glamour, 7 June 2022
• The foul-smelling gunk gives the place its distinct stench.
  — Jack Cullen, The Seattle Times, 9 Jan. 2018
• About one-fifth of the weight of your blood serum is made up of this whitish gunk.
  — Brendan Borrell, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2021
• Piles of silt and thick dark gunk still coated the floor.
  — Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, 9 Dec. 2019
• Give it a few good stirs and a lot of the gunk will fall to the bottom of the bowl while the seeds float to the top.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 31 Aug. 2020
• Rock salt scrubs the blades while ice helps knock off any gunk and grime.
  — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022
• Sally chomps down on the fruit and blue gunk squirts out.
  — Rose Minutaglio, Country Living, 27 Mar. 2018
• Plus, there’s a scrubber on the front of the mop head to dislodge tough spots and gunk.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2022
• Don’t let yourself get caught up in the muck and gunk of the present moment.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 31 July 2022
• This will remove the oil and gunk and leave you with a dry rifle.
  — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2021
• Rani can use these to clear away out-of-reach clusters of gunk.
  — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
• The saw’s bar and the groove that the chain runs in will eventually get clogged with gunk.
  — Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
• For stubborn gunk and grime, scrub the racks with a scrub sponge or scouring pad.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024