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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But inside, slabs of colored glass, hunks of polished resin, and sundry material experiments gleam like mirages in the sunlight that streams in from the ceiling and windows.
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Sherry vinaigrette is cut through with hunks of creamy blue cheese, a trick inspired by my favorite salad at Via Carota in New York City's West Village.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2025
Early cans were massive hunks of metal, sometimes literal wrought iron.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
The Twilight hunk reshared a post from the NFL to support his ex and her future husband, proving there’s no bad blood between them.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Sherry vinaigrette is cut through with hunks of creamy blue cheese, a trick inspired by my favorite salad at Via Carota in New York City's West Village.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2025
Early cans were massive hunks of metal, sometimes literal wrought iron.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
The Twilight hunk reshared a post from the NFL to support his ex and her future husband, proving there’s no bad blood between them.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hunk
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunk. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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hunk
noun1
: a large lump or piece
2
: a male who is physically very attractive
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