huge chunk

collocation in English

meaningsofhugeandchunk

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huge
adjective
uk
/hjuːdʒ/us
/hjuːdʒ/
extremely large in size ...
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chunk
noun[C]
uk
/tʃʌŋk/us
/tʃʌŋk/
a roughly ...
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(Definition ofhugeandchunkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhuge chunk

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Of course, if there is a violent storm, ahugechunkof the cliff—much more than 6 ft—may fall away.
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Ahugechunkof such rented accommodation has been taken away.
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You can hear it, because when ahugechunkof ice falls off, it sounds like a clap of thunder.
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This ishugechunkof our energy demand, a demand which is projected to increase in the coming decades.
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He has managed to secure for himself ahugechunkof legislation.
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We demolished ahugechunkof slums, but, of course, we left a vast deal still to be done.
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I am aware of the time and the fact that ahugechunkof it has been taken from the debate.
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There is ahugechunkof social security at the eventide of life without any means test whateyer.
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That is ahugechunkof the tax base.
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I have pointed out that it takes two and a half years on average to clear up such accusations, which is ahugechunkout of any medical career.
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It is not acceptable to table ahugechunkof new clauses without having time to consult the various interested bodies that will have to implement the regulations.
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In reality, it is ahugechunkof basalt.
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Ahugechunkmeasuring roughly 50 x 50 m has been lost on its eastern side just in the past few years.
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Ahugechunkof flak had ripped straight through his ribs from behind.
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In the film, there ishugechunkremoved from what the book says that renders the story a single-themed narrative.
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That's ahugechunkof my life to spend with those characters.
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However, these figures do not take into account the fact that ahugechunkof these words are archaic or highly technical, minimizing their actual usage.
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When you have an earthquake, huge chunks of masonry fall.
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Building and development have taken away huge chunks of it.
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Very large cuts are taking huge chunks out of our services—£108 million in the past three years alone.
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