hunk
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This fossilised hunk of whale bone has lain hidden in the earth on Portmuck Beach for possibly millennia.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The site is now a hunk of twisted and blackened metal, surrounding a charred carcass of rubble.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
But DC’s latest installment lands like a big hunk of Kryptonite for the dream of a superhero franchise that can transcend the genre’s clichés, Slate’s Dana Stevens writes.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Eaten with a hunk of sourdough, it made me feel — at least for twenty blessed minutes — like things were right with the world.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
To my amazement and to the amazement of the other prisoners watching us, Moonface cut a hunk off the loaf with his knife and tossed the bread to me.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
It’s lunchtime at Fountain Grains & Greens in East Hollywood, a counter-service restaurant where customers increasingly prefer their rice and vegetable bowls piled high with hunks of chicken or steak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Around her are patio tables displaying the kind of food the shop carried: pies and cakes, what appear to be stuffed tomatoes, baguettes, sophisticated deli salads, gorgeous hunks of cheese.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
The methodical ones proceed with one book followed by another, doling out plots in manageable hunks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Aged gray tree hunks form arches, for instance, over bridges that tower over clay-colored paths with hoof prints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Maria had brought hunks of cheese and pepperoni.'Tm going to put them into your mouth one at a time—but you have to promise not to bite me.”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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