How to Use hunch in a Sentence

hunch

1 of 2 verb
  • He hunched his shoulders as he headed out into the storm.
  • He was hunched over, his hair white, his teeth mostly gone.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Soon, a man hunched with age came to the door with his walker.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2019
  • One man looms over the other, who is hunched in a chair, his head bent low.
    — Alexandra Peers, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Your back hurts from hunching over your laptop.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The bed is at hip height to minimize time spent bent or hunched over.
    — Janae McKenzie, House Beautiful, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Kate and Paul had both hunched down out of the woman’s sight line.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The sight of him, hunched over and sickly, gives Meiyun the chills.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Hernández could only watch the ball soar, hunched over.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • To walk meant to move hunched over, slowly, both hands holding your hat.
    — Tim Arango, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2019
  • His father slumped in his seat, hunched over as each guilty verdict came in.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • His hands were cragged and bent from arthritis and years hunched over a keyboard.
    — Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • His skin looks all messed up and he's hunched over in pain, hearing noises.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
  • That’s where Freckles was, hunched over in the floor with his back to us.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
  • In the chart room, Isler sat hunched over a laptop, his t-shirt dark with sweat.
    — Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Keep your back flat and gaze upward to avoid hunching forward.
    — Philly.com, 26 June 2018
  • The bettors sat hunched against the storm of his criticism.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Krar is sitting next to his wife, and his shoulders are hunched forward.
    — Christine Fennessy, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2019
  • No more hunching or struggling to reach those tricky corners.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Anderson briefly shook his head and appeared to hunch over and look down.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • His son later found his mom hunched over in a nearby barn, impaled on the rake.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Salma hunched over the stove, making tea and bread for everyone.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • He was hunched in a chair, tired, arms over his knees, his eyes directionless.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Crow’s feet clustered at her eyes, her back hunched, and silver hair gathered around her face.
    — Lexi Pandell, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The further your shoulders hunch, the more strain there is on the mid-back (thoracic spine).
    — Ben Walker, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2020
  • More than a hundred men milled around in the dusk, hunching into heavy sweaters to ward off the chill.
    — Mohammad Ali, Wired, 14 Apr. 2020
  • He was hunched over a laptop watching in real-time where the shells had landed.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Jed was skinny even before the years robbed him of muscle and left him slightly hunched.
    — Field & Stream, 18 Jan. 2024
  • But in the middle of this tumult, a woman hunched over an iPhone oozes calm.
    — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2018
  • Babushkas in headscarves hunch over to fill grocery carts of empty bottles.
    — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022

hunch

2 of 2 noun
  • My hunch is that the stock is going to go up in value.
  • His risk is whether his hunch pays off.
    — London School Of Economics, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Her hunch was that the cause of the deaths was a gas leak.
    — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • His hunch turned out to be correct.
    — Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
  • For years this was a hunch with no paper trail.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
  • Knight had those muddy boots — and a hunch was about to pay off.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2022
  • His hunch was right—under the gold sat silver.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The hunch here is that no signing happens this week.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • My hunch that something had gone very wrong had been correct.
    — New York Times, 19 Dec. 2021
  • But the hunch is strong, and the numbers back the gut feeling.
    — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • That view is something more than a hunch on the part of Democrats.
    — New York Times, 14 July 2021
  • The Johnny of it all goes back to hunches.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Or heck, just taking a hunch on a dirt road and finding out what’s at the end of it.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2021
  • This confirms my hunch that my dream of doing this needs to remain a dream.
    — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Dec. 2021
  • For now, much about these galactic ecosystems is still a hunch.
    — Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The hunch here is that ownership was fine with quasi-contention.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • After 50 cards, a hunch began to tell them which deck was safer.
    — Womensmedia, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Adams, Klotz and their colleagues set out to test if their hunch was correct.
    — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Of course, her hunch that Morgoth’s brand of evil will return proves right.
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Follow your own star near the 7th and 9th and trust your hunches.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 July 2023
  • My hunch is to delete the Bluetooth share data and then pair the phone from scratch.
    — Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • My hunch is that no such evidence exists, or charges would have been brought long ago.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • On a hunch that the area was clear, Rocky charged in and sets up a few chairs behind a makeshift blind.
    — Ben Romans, Outdoor Life, 9 Mar. 2021
  • My hunch is that neither will the folks who decide the Emmys.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Groh and his team had a hunch that humans might be uniquely suited to detect deep fakes.
    — Sarah Vitak, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2022
  • But what’s your hunch about why people are being drawn to Stoicism?
    — David Marchese, New York Times, 31 May 2021
  • Davies had a hunch that all these features helped dogs survive in the presence of lions.
    — Saima Sidik, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Talk to spouses, partners and close friends to share your hunches and opinions.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • And soon, a determined and motley crew sets out to test Vahid’s hunch.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • If his hunch is correct, the Royals will challenge.
    — Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026

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