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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Meantime, the hunk gets stabbed with a metal arrow that pulls him.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
In 2019, the Foundation decided to add animals into the mix and photograph the heartthrob hunks and heroines with animals adopted through the Animal Care Centers of NYC.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
Santos had found a huge hunk of metal near one end of the site.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
One video captures the alligator slamming its jaws open and shut on a hunk of meat, with bits of chicken and Cheetos littering the concrete around its large body.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
In 2019, the Foundation decided to add animals into the mix and photograph the heartthrob hunks and heroines with animals adopted through the Animal Care Centers of NYC.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
Santos had found a huge hunk of metal near one end of the site.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
One video captures the alligator slamming its jaws open and shut on a hunk of meat, with bits of chicken and Cheetos littering the concrete around its large body.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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hunk
noun1
: a large lump or piece
2
: a male who is physically very attractive
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