hulk

Example Sentences

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But Mr. Lithgow’s performance is infused with a sneaky playfulness evoking the “broken boy,” as Jessie puts it, still cavorting in the hulk of an elderly man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

While he said he finds the idea "interesting", Trump also acknowledged that the prison is currently a "big hulk" that is "rusting and rotting".

From BBC • May 5, 2025

The makeshift Philippine naval base there is built up around the grounded, rusting hulk of the World War II-era ship, the Sierra Madre.

From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2023

But today, the experience of the diminutive women who likely died at the hands of Heuermann, a towering hulk of a man, is central in the minds of many who are reporting on his case.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

In the twilight Roy and Beatrice crept along, darting from one rusted hulk to the next.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen