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hulk

[huhlk] / hʌlk /


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At an estimated cost of $3.8 billion, it will replace the rusting, abandoned hulk that sits at the east end of East Capitol Street, fronting the Anacostia River.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

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

Her hero-training journey is truncated because she takes to being the hulk much easier than did her cousin Bruce Banner, the original Hulk.

From New York Times May 22, 2023

It made her feel small and tongue-tied to be so close to this great hulk of a man.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

Not far from the gate are the hulks of two burned-out cars.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

At low tide, however, there is nothing preventing anyone walking over to the heavily corroded, sea-worn hulks of metal that once formed the SS Vina - despite it being extremely perilous to do so.

From BBC May 3, 2025

At the chaotic ape colony on the beach, rusting hulks of massive ships loom out of blue waters, contrasting with red sails and white sand.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2024

Many of the once sleek beachfront hotels in Acapulco looked like toothless, shattered hulks a day after the Category 5 storm blew out hundreds — and possibly thousands — of windows.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2023

He saw another of the hulks he'd stuffed full of King Aerys's fickle fruits engulfed by the hungry flames.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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