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hunky

adjective

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as in studly

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Recent Examples of hunky Casting sexy, hunky Sharpe as Mozart — quite in contrast to the movie’s Tom Hulce, with his Harpo Marx energy and strange explosive giggle — signals that this is meant to be a Serious Take on the material. — Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026 Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026 Fan reaction was so strong to his hunky plastic surgeon character that he was upgraded to series regular the next season, and stayed through 2012 when his character died in the season 9 premiere. — Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026 The mother of three was first spotted with the hunky Larocca, in October 2024, about six months after the nasty breakup with Hall. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunky

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The operation is both a service station and headquarters for a group of studly guys who are hired out to provide service of an intimate nature to high-rolling women and men.

— oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2020
The length is nearly a foot shorter than the XC60, but the roof height is nearly the same—thus the XC40’s stubby, studly stance, bunched with compression.

— Dan Neil, WSJ, 8 June 2018

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Over the weekend, his foxy friend Pete Hegseth announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release, that includes unclassified information.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Over the weekend, his foxy friend, Pete Hegseth, announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release.

— Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

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