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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In two of the more viral pictures, the 55-year-old hunk poses in a snuggly fur coat, unbuttoned, showing off his impossibly toned chest.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Though the Yule log had once sprouted from a place of whimsical evolution (not many of us are reliably lugging colossal hunks of wood home), its flavors and construction have yet to experience the breadth of remix its flat-sheet and round-tiered kin have undergone.
—Ingu Chen, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
This gift includes a trio of the Creamery’s most-famous cheeses, which means a hunk of the triple cream Mt Tam; their buttery Red Hawk; and the aged Wagon Wheel.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
In November 2024, for instance, the International Space Station found itself in the way of a hunk of space junk.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Though the Yule log had once sprouted from a place of whimsical evolution (not many of us are reliably lugging colossal hunks of wood home), its flavors and construction have yet to experience the breadth of remix its flat-sheet and round-tiered kin have undergone.
—Ingu Chen, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
This gift includes a trio of the Creamery’s most-famous cheeses, which means a hunk of the triple cream Mt Tam; their buttery Red Hawk; and the aged Wagon Wheel.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
In November 2024, for instance, the International Space Station found itself in the way of a hunk of space junk.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Nov. 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 8 Dec. 2025.
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hunk
noun1
: a large lump or piece
2
: a male who is physically very attractive
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