hulking
Example Sentences
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After hundreds of generations of human breeding, the dogs that emerged had shorter muzzles, smaller teeth and an enormous range of sizes, from lapdogs to hulking guardians.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
If you’re not in the mood for a hulking sirloin — and if just creamed spinach and a frosted martini feel like insufficient ballast — skip the burger.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
Outside, the hulking infrastructure is now a testament to a long-gone era of space cooperation.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
A hulking glass-and-steel cubo olimpico plays home to international TV studios, while lines of tourists wait for mascots and merch at the Olympic megastore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Coram turned, careful and slow, and saw in silhouette against the lighted embankment the small head and hulking shoulders of a hyena.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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