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hunky

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as in studly

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Recent Examples of hunky Casting sexy, hunky Sharpe as Mozart — quite in contrast to the movie’s Tom Hulce, with his Harpo Marx energy and strange explosive giggle — signals that this is meant to be a Serious Take on the material. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026 Joining them are the dim, hunky Brad (Gregg Wayans) and plucky progressive Dei (Sydney Park), the children of Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall), who is now desperate to prove herself a cool mom. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 June 2026 Tucking in for departure, DeeDee strikes up a flirtation with Cal (Brian Jordan Alvarez), Glamazonian’s hunky co-conductor, while Tess oversees the train’s A-list clientele. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunky

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Over the weekend, his foxy friend Pete Hegseth announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release, that includes unclassified information.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Over the weekend, his foxy friend, Pete Hegseth, announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release.

— Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

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