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Examples of hulking in a Sentence
A hulking figure appeared in the doorway.
a heavy, hulking stone blocked the way
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Turns out that unsettling flash came from an automatic camera set up by their guide to record what a skeptical world still awaits - ironclad evidence of the existence of the Skunk Ape, Yeti, Sasquatch and other hulking, hairy relations.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
In a hulking office building with hallway wallpaper meant to evoke binary code, forensic analysts sift through the digital footprints of online criminals, including sextorters.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 15 May 2024
The hulking people haulers of yore have been replaced by much more stylish vehicles that combine forward-thinking tech, plush comfort, and top-notch performance into one ultra-convenient package.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
Actually, the ferries themselves—battered, hulking brutes, some dating to the Johnson administration, that glide ploddingly along the Puget Sound, their white masses contrasting with the blues and greens of the landscape—have scarcely changed at all.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
Rogers Place, the team’s hulking home, was again stuffed with a raucous crowd of more than 18,000; thousands more watched on large-screen TVs in a parking lot next door.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Jackson put in the work to redefine his body, and now resembles more of a hulking defensive end than a chunky offensive lineman.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
Early in the Russian invasion, the landmark theater — a hulking, slab-like structure likened by some locals to an aircraft carrier — closed after two rockets landed on its roof, but did not explode.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
On a hulking gray building on a wide boulevard once bisected by the Berlin Wall, a silver call button grants access to an expansive, shadowy, unfurnished foyer.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
In a hulking office building with hallway wallpaper meant to evoke binary code, forensic analysts sift through the digital footprints of online criminals, including sextorters.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 15 May 2024
The hulking people haulers of yore have been replaced by much more stylish vehicles that combine forward-thinking tech, plush comfort, and top-notch performance into one ultra-convenient package.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
Actually, the ferries themselves—battered, hulking brutes, some dating to the Johnson administration, that glide ploddingly along the Puget Sound, their white masses contrasting with the blues and greens of the landscape—have scarcely changed at all.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
Rogers Place, the team’s hulking home, was again stuffed with a raucous crowd of more than 18,000; thousands more watched on large-screen TVs in a parking lot next door.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Jackson put in the work to redefine his body, and now resembles more of a hulking defensive end than a chunky offensive lineman.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
Early in the Russian invasion, the landmark theater — a hulking, slab-like structure likened by some locals to an aircraft carrier — closed after two rockets landed on its roof, but did not explode.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
On a hulking gray building on a wide boulevard once bisected by the Berlin Wall, a silver call button grants access to an expansive, shadowy, unfurnished foyer.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Hulking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hulking. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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