How to Use hunk in a Sentence

hunk

noun
  • That actor is such a hunk!
  • Paved paths loop around the top half of the curving hunk of land.
    Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Police were once again first on the scene to find the hunk of space junk.
    Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2021
  • One clench of the molars and the whole thing breaks apart like a hunk of dense clay.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Give each bowl a swirl of olive oil and serve with a hunk of crusty bread.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
  • That’s what makes a true hunk, after all—not the height!
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Like the moon, hunk of rock chipped off, but never gone.
    Ellen Bass, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The pie stuffed with a stew-like filling of spinach, leeks, and hunks of cheese is a must.
    Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Michael was 5 ½ years older and lived a fair hunk of those.
    Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
  • You'll get chewed up and spit out like a hunk of gristle.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Add the block or hunks of frozen chicken, stir well, and lock the lid onto the pot.
    NBC News, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Pick the right cut of steak First: Go with fresh, never frozen hunk of meat.
    Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 29 June 2018
  • The hunk of metal appears to have come to rest on the steering wheel.
    sun-sentinel.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Then, Kamimura pulls out a hunk of raw steel from Japan, cuts it to size, and heats up the forge.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 25 July 2022
  • In March, a smaller hunk of orbital junk tore through the roof of a home in Naples, FL.
    Harri Weber, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
  • That was a hunk of lead later dug up in 1913 and known today as the Verendrye Plate.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2021
  • What are the chances someone could be killed by a hunk of space junk falling from the sky?
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The friendly Black’s servers cut some brisket, gave us a jalapeno sausage, and prepped a big hunk of beef rib.
    Chris O'Connell, Chron, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Serve with a big green salad and a hunk of rustic bread.
    Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The dish starts with a hunk of sourdough bread brushed with brown butter and toasted in the oven.
    Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Then there’s that hunk of glass and plastic in your pocket.
    Andy Kessler, WSJ, 3 June 2018
  • Dinner will be a little brothy, like a stew, and very good with a hunk of bread.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 7 June 2020
  • Use it on a fluffy egg sandwich with a big hunk of feta.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Smith said that a lot of anglers like to add a hunk of nightcrawler to the hook on their spoons to trigger more strikes.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 23 June 2022
  • Offer it up with a hunk of veggie quiche or a plate of splurge-y donuts.
    Mallorie Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 3 July 2018
  • Disney used a hunk of its time to tub-thumb the future of ESPN.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • That hunk of a doctor in the photo isn't the real guy texting you.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Here’s your chance to get your hands on a hunk of Christopher Meloni — in film form, that is.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 9 July 2021
  • That had to have added up to a hunk of money that was or will be added to the various jurisdictions’ coffers.
    Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Another offering is the delicious miso that comes along with a nice hunk of salmon for the Japanese breakfast.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

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