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The actor, who had been starring on Riverdale up until his passing, got his career started on soap operas Loving and Another World, but was catapulted into superstardom by his role as brooding teen hunk Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210. — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, "How to Stream '90210' Right Now for a Dose of Nostalgia," 4 Mar. 2019 In the movie, Rachel takes a whirlwind trip to visit her boyfriend Nick’s (Henry Golding) family in Singapore, only to discover that her mild-mannered hunk of a significant other is actually one of Asia’s most eligible — and wealthiest — bachelors. — Cady Lang, Time, "The Trailer for Crazy Rich Asians Has Arrived — and It's Insanely Opulent," 23 Apr. 2018 But this muddy little hunk of terra firma in the South Pacific presents enough unsolved mysteries to keep Slayback busy for a while. — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, "A Young Island in the South Pacific Oozes Mysteries and Mud," 5 Feb. 2019 To us, the average hunk of plastic looks about the same, other than the color. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Bikes, bowling balls, and the delicate balancing act that is modern recycling," 31 Dec. 2018 There was, of course, the requisite fake snowstorm, through which hunks with huskies made their way. — Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, "Once Upon a Time a Snowflake Fell for a Polar Bear—At a Moncler Gamme Rouge Show," 28 Dec. 2018 An elementary school child can understand that a hunk of metal weighs a kilogram, but quantum mechanics? — Brian Resnick, Vox, "The world is about to redefine the kilogram," 15 Nov. 2018 That the glittering hunk of metal won’t crash on the moon’s surface. — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, "“First Man” Is a Film About Failure," 4 Oct. 2018 The petrified hunks went from a brown, fecal color to more of a bone-like ivory, Holbrook said. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "London museum is livestreaming a key 21st-century artifact—festering sewage," 18 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hunk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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