1
: a large lump, piece, or portion
a hunk of bread
2
: an attractive and usually well-built man
Examples of hunk in a Sentence
a steak cut into meaty hunks
That actor is such a hunk!
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That means, as Hercules, buoyant Brady is asked to present little beyond a sweet-natured, naive hunk celebrated for his gym membership and gleaming dentistry.
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David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
Come here for breakfast, and tear off a hunk of a just-out-of-the-oven baguette, slather it with salted premium French butter, sip great coffee, and kick off your day.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Well … maybe just one South Florida resident, whose home happens to front the airport runway where this heaping hunk of grift will screech onto.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Metal and plastic hunks were strewn around the crash site.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
Come here for breakfast, and tear off a hunk of a just-out-of-the-oven baguette, slather it with salted premium French butter, sip great coffee, and kick off your day.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Well … maybe just one South Florida resident, whose home happens to front the airport runway where this heaping hunk of grift will screech onto.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Metal and plastic hunks were strewn around the crash site.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunk. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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hunk
noun1
: a large lump or piece
2
: a male who is physically very attractive
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