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Recent Examples of hulk The gleaming and modern hulk might have been rejected by the district’s conservative populace, especially since the Mubaraks had supported hospital fundraising efforts. Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014 Alighieri Casa’s debut collection includes pebble-shape candlestick holders, curvaceous cutlery sets inspired by hulks of rock and tribal hunting tools, bottle openers in the shape of sea creatures, and small dishes that resemble liquid shards of gold. Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 16 July 2024 The hulk is snagged on jagged outcroppings of rock in 60 feet of water, groaning and swaying precariously with each incoming wave on the edge of a steep slope that drops 200 feet to the bottom of the sea. Barbie Latza Nadeau, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2013 Now filled with the decaying hulks of defunct rockets and satellites, our polluted orbital environment is becoming more crowded by the day, threatening the growing space economy. The Editors, Scientific American, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for hulk 
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Noun
  • Similar to Milla’s story on the show, Ainscough was diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma in 2008 following a biopsy of lumps from her left arm.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
  • These crab cakes were not full of jumbo lump, but had claw and backfin meat and sold for ten cents.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Our doctrine holds that money losers don’t belong in your portfolio.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The expectation has always been that last year’s play-off losers would hit the front in 2024-25, but Sheffield United, Burnley and Sunderland have clung on until now.
    Beren Cross, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • His music has served as a vehicle for haunting, bombastic fantasies, often with himself as the villain.
    Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The actor was also fired from his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villain Kang the Conqueror, who was originally intended to feature in the next two Avengers films.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Smith has been on the outer of the Australian team in the T20 format, his weakest format where his lack of power can get exposed in a game dotted by muscular brutes.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Maliki is a divisive brute whom Iran supports to the hilt.
    Dov Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2014
Noun
  • The article begins: Heather Massey brought Ladybird to the veterinarian when the 9-year-old mutt began having seizures.
    The Learning Network, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In Vermont, a fast-acting witness spotted a struggling 7-year-old mutt in trouble and waded into an icy river up to his waist to reunite the dog with its grateful owner.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • If this blow connects with a beast's weak point, your hunter performs a powerful finishing attack that knocks the monster down, giving you a sizable opening.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Perhaps Davis will turn the Mavericks into a defensive beast.
    Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The singer had a slew of background dancers with clown makeup and country outfits.
    Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The back-up dancers were a colorful mix of rodeo clowns, the performance ending with a passionate guitar display and an expression of confident satisfaction from Roan.
    Evan Nicole Brown, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And when someone does cross the line, like the louts who doused cops in Harlem and Brownsville with water in 2019, most officers have shown remarkable restraint.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • That’s the memorable insult that James Kennedy (the DJ of the group) hurled at Tom Sandoval (the resident lout) last season after Sandoval — who had a girlfriend — became romantically involved with Kennedy’s ex-girlfriend.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024

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“Hulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hulk. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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