chunky

Example Sentences

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The shoes sport chunky soles with rigid, curved carbon plates and lightweight foam, and Nike asserts they improve running economy by as much as 4%.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Therefore a chunky tenth of a fund in gold is quite an emphatic call, even if many funds have been raising their gold holdings in the last couple of years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

“In the winter you can say you’re traveling and nobody really knows where you are. And then you just throw on a scarf and chunky sweater.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

We especially enjoyed the chunky guacamole served with crispy pork belly, the yellowfin tuna tostados served with a pepita salsa matcha, and the butterflied bronzino served with a tomato avocado salsa and house-made tortillas.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

General Dreedle, the wing commander, was a blunt, chunky, barrel-chested man in his early fifties.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller