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  • past tense form of hunch.
  • past participle of hunch.

hunched



ADJECTIVE
bowed
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Even though he had no notable operations outside the U.S., he hunched toward a microphone and said in a halting voice, “Hilcorp is fully committed and ready to go to rebuilding the infrastructure in Venezuela.”

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

Hernández could only watch the ball soar, hunched over.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

The soundtrack is a series of bleeps and pings as fresh data is fed to dozens of men in T-shirts and hoodies hunched over joysticks and keyboards.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

My posture is tight and hunched as ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Torak peered at the figures hunched about the long-fire: twenty or thirty men and women, their faces starkly lit by the flames.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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