hunk

noun \ ˈhəŋk \

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

Examples: hunk in a Sentence

Definition of hunk

1 : a large lump, piece, or portion

a hunk of bread

2 : an attractive and usually well-built man

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Examples of hunk in a Sentence

a steak cut into meaty hunks
That actor is such a hunk!

Recent Examples of hunk from the Web

Pick the right cut of steak First: Go with fresh, never frozen hunk of meat.

— lauren delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Grilling tips from Longhorn Steakhouse," 29 June 2018
There’s farm equipment everywhere — hunks of metal weathered by a sun that seems to never set and winds that never cease.

— leah sottile, Longreads, "Bundyville Chapter One: A War in the Desert," 15 May 2018
Most offbeat flavor: Cowgirl’s Texas Heat, with bits of sweet jalapeño peppers and chocolate flakes; Hog Wild, with hunks of bacon, chocolate bits and maple swirl; and Red Wine & Bleu, with Texas port wine and Amish blue cheese.

— robert philpot -, star-telegram, "Ice cream in DFW: behind the scoops," 30 May 2014
Although many of the boulders on the peak looked as though they had been split in half by a giant cleaver, a big hunk of Potato Chip Rock is missing, leaving a thin flake hanging above a drop-off.

— brian e. clark, latimes.com, "Two scenic San Diego hikes, mountaintop and seaside," 24 June 2018
Since DoGood’s shares a kitchen with the pizzeria Big Ass Slices next door, expect massive hunks of deliciousness.

— michael klein, Philly.com, "Happy-hour pick: Silence DoGood's Tavern," 4 June 2018
Then there’s that hunk of glass and plastic in your pocket.

— andy kessler, WSJ, "The Canard About Falling Incomes," 3 June 2018
The waves ate into one tourist beach, pulling hunks of it away and toppling thatch umbrellas cemented into the sand.

— Fox News, "Powerful cyclone lashes into Arabian Peninsula, killing at least 3," 26 May 2018
He was replaced by Mr. Jackson, and Broadway hunk-story was made.

— elisabeth vincentelli, New York Times, "How Broadway Keeps Trying to Get the Disco Beat," 18 May 2018

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