chunk

Example Sentences

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A chunk of bone discovered on a beach by a schoolgirl could be up to half a million years old, according to an evolutionary biologist.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The bulk of that sale was triggered under a November 2025 plan, securities filings show, but a $17.2 million chunk wasn’t linked to a trading plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

By the end of 2022, Iran’s exports had picked up to more than a million barrels a day, with China making up the biggest chunk, according to Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

One problem is that a chunk of the fund consists of consumer packaged goods companies that are losing ground to smaller companies that are offering healthier products to appeal to consumers’ health push.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

On Pluto’s ring finger was a massive opal, like a chunk of polished frozen Mist.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan