How to Use chunk in a Sentence

chunk

1 of 2 noun

• She spends a good chunk of her day on the phone.
• He devoted a large chunk of time to the project.
• She cut the fruit into large chunks.
• Like your raw seafood in chunks?
  — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
• There’s a fair chunk of the vote there.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
• Lily breaks free with a chunk of his cheek in her mouth and runs.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
• Place 3 chunks of wood next to (not on top of) coals.
  — Paula Disbrowe, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026
• That’s a chunk of work that needs to get done in the short term.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
• Ford is paying most of that cash chunk this year.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2026
• Break the ground beef into chunks and add to the bowl.
  — Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
• The shield was designed to melt away, not pop off in chunks.
  — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
• Be sure to sop up leftover sauce with a chunk of crusty bread.
  — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 24 Apr. 2026
• Place potato chunks in a large saucepan with 2 tsp.
  — Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
• But a good chunk of her speech was a shout-out to the writers.
  — Vulture, 7 May 2023
• The corn was top notch and the beans were amazing with the big chunks of onion!
  — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
• Corporate brands make up one chunk of this.
  — David Born, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
• No one wants to bite into a big chunk of cayenne pepper.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
• Those were broad strokes from people who spoke in two-, three- and six-minute chunks.
  — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• Or chunks of feta (as called for) or paneer.
  — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 June 2026
• Gently fold in blue crabmeat; do not break up chunks of crab.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
• Serve with chunks of cornbread to soak up every drop of the broth.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023
• That splits the game into four chunks—and has split opinion.
  — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
• Bregman is 31 and missed a chunk of time with a quad strain.
  — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
• Video of the scene showed broken chunks of concrete on the street.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
• Fold them in gently to avoid breaking up the chunks too much.
  — Martha Stewart, 11 Apr. 2026
• There were these little chunks in it and that was my favorite part.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
• Then, cut your bananas into chunks or slices.
  — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
• This recipe gets an extra bit of zip from chunks of pineapple.
  — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
• This recipe gets an extra bit of zip from chunks of pineapple.
  — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
• This recipe gets an extra bit of zip from chunks of pineapple.
  — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025

chunk

2 of 2 verb

• The Irish had chunk plays in both the run and pass games.
  — Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2025
• RPOs that lead to chunk plays with his legs?
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
• Some of our readers use chunked, crushed, or a mix of both.
  — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
• Top those with the protein (could be chunked or whole filet).
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
• Top with the salmon chunks and drizzle with more (or all) of the dressing.
  — Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
• Scoop the ice chunks into a pedestrian-free area like your lawn.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
• The two youngest chimps the researchers observed showed some signs of chunking.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
• Steel chunks bigger than buildings hover over the ground.
  — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
• Once the mixture has cooled, mash the pineapple chunks to release their juices.
  — Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
• Cut the raw beef steak into chunks the size of a Roma tomato.
  — Andrea Nguyen, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2017
• My mother glared at the remaining dough and chunked it in the trash.
  — Debbie Moose, charlotteobserver, 19 Dec. 2017
• Scatter chunks over a bean salad, or mash it into guacamole and serve with tacos.
  — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026
• One- or 2-foot-long suckers will produce enough bait chunks for an entire day of fishing.
  — Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
• Stir chunks into muffin batter, or seal into puff pastry for quick turnovers.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
• One way to do so, Ranganath said, is with a process called chunking — or grouping many things into one.
  — Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
• Finish by sprinkling the feta chunks over the top and drizzling on another shot of olive oil. Excerpted from Six Seasons by Joshua McFadden (Artisan Books).
  — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 1 July 2017
• No more going in after the bar and crushing a plate of smothered, covered and chunked.
  — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
• Use a shovel to chunk off a bit from the edge of the existing plant, then replant the new piece elsewhere in your garden.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 July 2024
• The largest, chunks a few inches across, are not particularly useful as mulch.
  — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
• Instead of ingesting cells in such a way that will kill them, this parasite bites chunks off the cells and leaves them wounded.
  — Jay Kakade may 24, New Atlas, 24 May 2025
• Some even hand-deliver the mineral chunks back to the slopes of the Kilauea volcano.
  — Linda Hervieux, Fox News, 16 May 2017
• Clearly flustered, Spieth then chunked his third shot from the drop area into the water again.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
• Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
• But the software can chunk them together in various ways to make possible letters.
  — Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2018
• Maybe it could be chunked up into deals for Rodney Hood and Seth Curry.
  — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 28 June 2019
• Tip the walnuts and bread chunks onto a baking tray and bake for 6-8 minutes until slightly golden.
  — The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Jan. 2024
• Earth catches chunks Comet from Thatcher’s debris path every year as our planet orbits the sun.
  — Hali Smith march 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
• Haltom had its best drive of the game to start the third quarter, chunking off big plays in both the run and pass after settling for shorter gains earlier.
  — Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Nov. 2025
• The blast lifted 100-pound manhole covers into the air and broke up the street into chunks the size of furniture.
  — Joseph Serna, latimes.com, 7 Sep. 2017
• The skewers of pork belly were another beer cuisine winner, the tender chunks glazed in a sweet dark reduction of the colonial-theme spruce ale.
  — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 23 Mar. 2018