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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Let’s Bring Back Fondue Night When fondue pots were at the height of their popularity in the 1970s, everyone would gather around the table in their house clogs and bell bottoms with skewers ready to dip into melty cheese, smooth chocolate, and even piping-hot oil (for cooking small hunks of meat).
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
At an open call, scores of would-be hunks lined up for the gig — and all of them looked like Timothée Chalamet.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Whether the object is a defunct satellite or a stray hunk of glass from a solar panel that shattered long ago, every item circling Earth is also a potential projectile.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
In execution, though, those sound principles produced a self-effacing Cartesian colossus — a massive hunk of boring.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
At an open call, scores of would-be hunks lined up for the gig — and all of them looked like Timothée Chalamet.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Whether the object is a defunct satellite or a stray hunk of glass from a solar panel that shattered long ago, every item circling Earth is also a potential projectile.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
In execution, though, those sound principles produced a self-effacing Cartesian colossus — a massive hunk of boring.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hunk
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunk. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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hunk
noun1
: a large lump or piece
2
: a male who is physically very attractive
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