hulking
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of hulking
Example Sentences
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Up front, it was the ideal dry-goods shop: good boxes of fussy pasta and cavatappi, sleeves of biscotti, plastic-wrapped anise pizzelle, a counter where you could order hulking sandwiches and tiny cups of coffee.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
There are 14 stages left, including the hulking Alps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
As the hulking metal cage, weighing more than a tonne, was lowered from the truck and wheeled into the museum, the gathering burst into applause.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Thick foam from the building’s insulation floated by on streams that leaked from the hulking shell, which firefighters have been drenching for days since the fire erupted on the roof the afternoon of June 17.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
A hulking tiger stepped toward a cluster of demons, and its roar sent them scurrying behind Nergal.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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