gunk
Example Sentences
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To deal with any remaining sticky or dried-on gunk, I do a simple two-pass wipe-down.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Bringing it all to a head: a civil trial began last week in a federal court where Elon Musk was trying to oust Altman, his former partner, and gunk up OpenAI’s going-public ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
And now, to fuel the war effort, the big smokestacks on those big oil refineries were sending out big black plumes of gunk — and that had to be creating the smog, right?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
To investigate the impact on indoor air quality, scientists study the gunk that builds up with laboratory models of surfaces.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
“Ronan. You can’t keep the clams in your pockets. They need to be underwater so they can spit the gunk out and clean themselves.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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