Collocations withchunk
These are words often used in combination withchunk.
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big chunk
That is a big chunk of time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
chunk of ice
You can hear it, because when a huge chunk of ice falls off, it sounds like a clap of thunder.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
chunk of land
We are people with a problem, not just a chunk of land for politicians to discuss.
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chunk of money
Nevertheless, it continues to receive quite a large chunk of money.
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chunk of rock
This massive chunk of rock, covered with a forest of oak, hemlock, hickory and huge rhododendron, tops out at 3,260 feet above sea level.
From
Wikipedia
huge chunk
Of course, if there is a violent storm, a huge chunk of the cliff—much more than 6 ft—may fall away.
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large chunk
Though published in 1958, a large chunk of the book is devoted to arguing that earthquakes are caused by movement on faults.
From theCambridge English Corpus
sizeable chunk
Is that sizeable chunk of taxpayers' money achieving added value for small business?
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small chunk
I do not consider that this is a small chunk.
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substantial chunk
That would have the effect of taking a substantial chunk of agricultural spending out of the agricultural budget.
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