hunk

Example Sentences

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For all of the technological advances that have made this footage possible, even the most sophisticated equipment is little more than a hunk of carbon-fiber without a skilled human manning the controller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

That’s a serious hunk of the electorate up for grabs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“The Colonel and the King” is a hunk of a book, weighing in at 624 pages.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

A hunk of bread and a blob of labneh becomes dinner with the right olive oil.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2025

Underneath, the water was green and semi-opaque as a hunk of quartz.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath