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!
Recent Examples on the Web
Those hunks of meat and slabs of ribs will be prepared with seasonings, rubs, and marinade before hitting the grates set over glowing embers and headed for barbecue perfection.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
There was a period of time where even the most robust, off-road-capable SUVs looked like round, bulbous hunks of metal, worlds away from their boxy, retro predecessors.
—Elizabeth Blackstock / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2024
Video clips show the robot evolving over the years from a rigid, slow hunk of metal to a powerful robotic athlete capable of performing backflips and hurling large objects with seemingly superhuman strengths.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2024
The actor’s blond pick-me hunk helped lead the film to $1.4 billion in box office receipts for Warner Bros., and Gosling has even landed an Oscar nomination — one of eight for the film — for bringing new layers of Kenergy to a nondescript toy.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
In a joint Instagram post promoting the latest track, the Colombiana is draped over the shirtless British hunk.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
The prop is modeled on a real-life structure The 8-foot-long, 41-inch-wide floating hunk of wood is made of balsa and intricately carved with rococo motifs like floral accents and scrolling curves, according to the auction house.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
The photos show 29 hopeful hunks from all over the United States, and a couple from Canada, along with their ages and hometowns.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2024
Alexander Skarsgard played the jungle hunk Tarzan, and this time around the tale plays out a little differently.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
There was a period of time where even the most robust, off-road-capable SUVs looked like round, bulbous hunks of metal, worlds away from their boxy, retro predecessors.
—Elizabeth Blackstock / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2024
Video clips show the robot evolving over the years from a rigid, slow hunk of metal to a powerful robotic athlete capable of performing backflips and hurling large objects with seemingly superhuman strengths.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2024
The actor’s blond pick-me hunk helped lead the film to $1.4 billion in box office receipts for Warner Bros., and Gosling has even landed an Oscar nomination — one of eight for the film — for bringing new layers of Kenergy to a nondescript toy.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
In a joint Instagram post promoting the latest track, the Colombiana is draped over the shirtless British hunk.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
The prop is modeled on a real-life structure The 8-foot-long, 41-inch-wide floating hunk of wood is made of balsa and intricately carved with rococo motifs like floral accents and scrolling curves, according to the auction house.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
The photos show 29 hopeful hunks from all over the United States, and a couple from Canada, along with their ages and hometowns.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2024
Alexander Skarsgard played the jungle hunk Tarzan, and this time around the tale plays out a little differently.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunk. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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hunk
noun1
: a large lump or piece
2
: a male who is physically very attractive
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