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hunk

[huhngk] / hʌŋk /


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A tender hunk of goat may follow, gleaming over a sauce that gets its oceanic depth from dried scallops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

I don’t go for a $75 hunk of meat more than once a year — but that’s not really why I go.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025

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

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2025

Just this pitiful hunk of plastic that used to be something important.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

“Let’s do it outside, then. I’m sick of this hunk of junk.”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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