hulk

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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

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

The Washington State offensive lineman, a 6-foot-7 hulk of a man, wanted his teammates to stop thinking — to kill hesitation.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Striking on the outside, a concrete hulk underneath.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

A big-bellied, shambling hulk of a man, the sellsword had a seamed face crisscrossed with old scars.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin