How to Use gunk in a Sentence
gunk
noun
- The engine was all full of gunk.
- I need to wipe this gunk off my hands.
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Pull out the debris and throw the gunk and the wand away in a trash can.
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Tanya Edwards,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2023
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Built up gunk is one of the great curses of the kitchen sink.
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Indianapolis Star,
27 Feb. 2018
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Cut the squash in half, from stem to tip, and scoop the seeds and gunk out with a spoon.
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Alex Delany,
Bon Appetit,
12 Dec. 2017
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The first one is just to get the gunk off, all of the edge control and that stuff.
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Janae McKenzie,
Glamour,
7 June 2022
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The foul-smelling gunk gives the place its distinct stench.
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Jack Cullen,
The Seattle Times,
9 Jan. 2018
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About one-fifth of the weight of your blood serum is made up of this whitish gunk.
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Brendan Borrell,
Rolling Stone,
8 Dec. 2021
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Piles of silt and thick dark gunk still coated the floor.
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Anna Bauman,
SFChronicle.com,
9 Dec. 2019
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Give it a few good stirs and a lot of the gunk will fall to the bottom of the bowl while the seeds float to the top.
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Charlyne Mattox,
Country Living,
31 Aug. 2020
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Rock salt scrubs the blades while ice helps knock off any gunk and grime.
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Andrea Crowley,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Aug. 2022
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Sally chomps down on the fruit and blue gunk squirts out.
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Rose Minutaglio,
Country Living,
27 Mar. 2018
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Plus, there’s a scrubber on the front of the mop head to dislodge tough spots and gunk.
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Tanya Edwards,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2022
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Don’t let yourself get caught up in the muck and gunk of the present moment.
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Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
31 July 2022
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This will remove the oil and gunk and leave you with a dry rifle.
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Tyler Freel,
Outdoor Life,
26 Feb. 2021
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Rani can use these to clear away out-of-reach clusters of gunk.
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Washington Post,
17 Dec. 2021
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That shock factor of, oh my god, look at all that gunk.
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Prarthana Prakash,
Fortune,
30 June 2024
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The saw’s bar and the groove that the chain runs in will eventually get clogged with gunk.
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Joe Truini,
Popular Mechanics,
10 July 2023
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For stubborn gunk and grime, scrub the racks with a scrub sponge or scouring pad.
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Amanda Garrity,
Good Housekeeping,
8 July 2022
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Then use the rough side of a sponge to remove any gunk or food that may remain.
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Esquire,
7 Dec. 2015
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Any trace of dirt, oil, and gunk doesn’t stand a chance against Cetaphil’s cult-favorite cleanser.
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Nerisha Penrose,
ELLE,
31 Jan. 2023
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Clean off the gunk clinging to your barbecue grate and fire up the grill.
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Lorren Au,
Orange County Register,
14 June 2017
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But the lids need to have special sealant gunk that preserves the preserves.
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James Lileks,
Star Tribune,
18 Oct. 2020
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Microwave it for about five minutes to loosen any gunk with the steam, then wipe clean.
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Alyse Whitney,
Bon Appetit,
18 Jan. 2018
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The hot water will release some gunk, but go in with a wooden spoon to scrape up the rest.
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Julie Harans,
Bon Appétit,
18 Jan. 2023
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Just feed it down your clogged pipes, and the micro-hook tip will grab hair, debris, and gunk.
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Tanya Edwards,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2023
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Drops of water and brown gunk fall from the ceiling, and a thick liquid sits on the bottom of the curved floor.
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Ricky Carioti,
Washington Post,
7 July 2023
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Flip the device around and use the microfiber pad to wipe all the gunk and fingerprints off your screen.
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Boone Ashworth,
Wired,
18 Feb. 2020
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Some creators, such as this one, simply use a pumice stone dipped in water to remove stuck-on gunk.
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Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2024
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Eventually, his sight returned, but fifty years of outdoor sunlight had left a cloudy gunk in his lenses.
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Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2024
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