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How to use gunk in a sentence

16 example sentences · noun, verb

Gunk means grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance. Example: “I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.”

Examples of gunk by meaning

nounGrime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

  • I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.
  • Don't get gunk on me.1989 May 18, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic)

More sentences with gunk

  • The drains were filled with gunk and no water could flow off.From the entry fill
  • The sandpaper strips off the old green paint, but it gunks up quickly.From the entry gunk up
  • I woke up this morning with so much eye gunk on my face.From the entry eye gunk
  • I think she is wearing a little too much eye gunk.From the entry eye gunk
  • I don't want to gunk up my new shoes, so I'll wear the old ones in the garden.From the entry gunk up
  • I had to unplug the sink the other day: there was far too much hair and gunk down there.From the entry unplug
  • Do what you will, you'll never be able to wash all of this sticky gunk out of the crevices.From the entry do what you will
  • Goop, eye boogers, eye gunk—whatever you call it, eye mucus is a concern for many people.2022 March 1, Troy Bedinghaus, “Identifying Types of Eye Mucus”, in Verywell Health, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2022. From the entry eye booger
  • He takes the other spoon, and we each dig out a bite of this gunk.2017, L.A. Fields, “King of Fruits”, in Steve Berman, editor, His Seed: An Arboretum of Erotica, Unzipped Books, →ISBN, page 93. From the entry bone apple tea
  • 'It's the essential meat gunk that is supplied to the still-living podders,' she explained.2010, Robertski Brothers, The McAtrix Derided. From the entry podder
  • "I know it's been a long haul, but can we please not get complacent re: our annual magic gunk explosion?2020 July 24, HarryBlank, “SCP-5243”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2024. From the entry re
  • If your mouse pointer jumps around on-screen or doesn't move at all, your mouse is probably clogged with desktop gunk.2009, Andy Rathbone, Windows 7 For Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 244. From the entry degunkify
  • I was cleaning the gunk from under my toenails and was overcome by the urge to scream FAKE NEWS while one-throating a cheeseburger in bed.2018 December 6, witchface13, Twitter, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2022. From the entry one-throat
  • Use the powders because you will eventually spray this mix through a garden sprayer, and minced onions REALLY gunk up the spray nozzles.2001 August 13, Bob, “Re: Looking For Deer Repellant”, in alt.home.repair (Usenet), message-ID…. From the entry rhododendra

Meaning of gunk

  1. noun Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
  2. noun A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
  3. noun An entity with no atomic parts; infinitely divisible.

Full definition of gunk

Questions about gunk in a sentence

How do you use gunk in a sentence?
Gunk is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.”
What is a short sentence with gunk?
“Don't get gunk on me.”
What does gunk mean?
Gunk means grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

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