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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Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
But the highlight of the haul is a solid hunk of Egyptian blue, a rare pigment prized for thousands of years for its shimmering and ethereal qualities.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
This is the stuff, Kravitz suggests, that modern-day dreams are made of: the dead-eyed hunk, the state of permanent vacation, the numbing cycles of consumption and overindulgence.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
But the highlight of the haul is a solid hunk of Egyptian blue, a rare pigment prized for thousands of years for its shimmering and ethereal qualities.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
But as serendipity would have it, the cosmic rock in question may have literally been a hunk of the moon, according to a new study.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunk. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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hunk
noun1
: a large lump or piece
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: a male who is physically very attractive
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