honker

Example Sentences

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Before Smith's all-time honker of a dismissal on the second day, England were 323-5 in their first innings.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The pumpkin I grew turned into a real honker, probably weighing in at around 150 pounds.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2017

As it happened, one of the gannets was approaching the southern shore of New Jersey at just the moment Hurricane Sandy made landfall there, and Mr. Spiegel could catch the bird’s honker of a reaction.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2012

Cleveland is quite obvious, and you can expect his honker to stay right in that dark red for the foreseeable future.

From Newsweek • Sep. 16, 2010

This is the honker from Zaire, or maybe its twin sister.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston