hunk
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The site is now a hunk of twisted and blackened metal, surrounding a charred carcass of rubble.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
You start with an ugly hunk of something, a phrase or an idea you’ve tripped over.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
But DC’s latest installment lands like a big hunk of Kryptonite for the dream of a superhero franchise that can transcend the genre’s clichés, Slate’s Dana Stevens writes.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Worried it was a wounded animal, she ran over only to discover it was a hunk of pork the Ostrands had left out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
And that fate was a big hunk of stinky meat.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Think of this as savory frico brittle: buttery Ritz crackers, broken into uneven pebbles and hunks, tossed with Parmesan, herbs and a little fat, then baked until the cheese melts into crisp, golden clusters.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
There is so much demand for these hunks of carbon fiber that bats have entered the stratosphere of products known in the retail industry as “high heat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
Aged gray tree hunks form arches, for instance, over bridges that tower over clay-colored paths with hoof prints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
We started with a few appetizers, including Fischer-Farms Bacon, sweet and slightly spiced hunks of pork belly, glazed and absolutely indulgent.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
By the time I’d finished, the Preacher had only shot three of the wood hunks and was sighting in on number four.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
