gunk
Example Sentences
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"Millipedes were feeding on decaying mosses, decomposed slime, and primordial gunk on the surface of the Earth."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
To deal with any remaining sticky or dried-on gunk, I do a simple two-pass wipe-down.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
The drugs attack a sticky gunk – called beta amyloid – that builds up in the spaces between brain cells in Alzheimer's disease.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: Clear out the gunk in your AirPods with this high-quality cleaning set.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
They ate peanut butter crackers, getting gunk all over their teeth while quizzing each other on the periodic table.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
