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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Just as theatrical—and perhaps even more thrilling—is the restaurant’s turmeric-marinated catfish, the fish cut into hunks and twice-cooked: first, with a crisping swim in the kitchen’s deep fryer, offstage in the kitchen, then at the table, in a sizzling skillet set over a portable burner.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
The chicken was outrageously juicy, shredded into succulent hunks that sopped up a brick-red-colored mole made from roasted tomatoes, chiles and onions with ground sesame and pumpkin seeds.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
In his acting debut, Michael Rady made Sisterhood fans swoon as Kostas, the local hunk who captures Lena's heart in Greece before reuniting with her in the sequel.
—EW.com, 28 June 2025
Try a new flavor in a salad vinaigrette, atop a margarita pizza, or on a hunk of bread.
—Paige Levinson, SELF, 10 June 2025
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
The chicken was outrageously juicy, shredded into succulent hunks that sopped up a brick-red-colored mole made from roasted tomatoes, chiles and onions with ground sesame and pumpkin seeds.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
In his acting debut, Michael Rady made Sisterhood fans swoon as Kostas, the local hunk who captures Lena's heart in Greece before reuniting with her in the sequel.
—EW.com, 28 June 2025
Try a new flavor in a salad vinaigrette, atop a margarita pizza, or on a hunk of bread.
—Paige Levinson, SELF, 10 June 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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hunk
noun1
: a large lump or piece
2
: a male who is physically very attractive
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