hulk
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But Mr. Lithgow’s performance is infused with a sneaky playfulness evoking the “broken boy,” as Jessie puts it, still cavorting in the hulk of an elderly man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
The makeshift Philippine naval base there is built up around the grounded, rusting hulk of the World War II-era ship, the Sierra Madre.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
But today, the experience of the diminutive women who likely died at the hands of Heuermann, a towering hulk of a man, is central in the minds of many who are reporting on his case.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
Her hero-training journey is truncated because she takes to being the hulk much easier than did her cousin Bruce Banner, the original Hulk.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2023
Puzzled by these questions, and troubled, I am hoping that the rusting hulk of Fairbanks bus 142 will yield some clues.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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The remains of a sunken Hungarian cargo ship resurfaced in Croatia, while the hulks of a German river flotilla was seen in Serbia.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In Josephson’s phrase he “roved through the West eyeing the ruined hulks of transcontinental railroads,” scooping up the “rich debris.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
At the chaotic ape colony on the beach, rusting hulks of massive ships loom out of blue waters, contrasting with red sails and white sand.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
Their hulks form the graves of 842 sailors.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2023
Electricity outlined the black hulks against day-bright sky; then everything disappeared into blackness.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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