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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a chunk of an" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when referring to a portion of something that is part of a larger whole, but it typically requires a noun to follow "an" for clarity.
Example: "I found a chunk of an old manuscript in the library."
Alternatives: "a piece of" or "a portion of".
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A chunk of an exploded Ariane 4 rocket chopped through a six-metre arm extending from Cerise, a French military satellite.
In the first two months of school, a student pulled a chunk of an adult's hair out, and an ambulance crew was called twice to calm a child.
Passing through the Cortlandt Street station one day, he picked up a chunk of an old mosaic wall tile that had fallen onto the platform.
Besides the $100 million that BP is allocating to each of the five Gulf states, Texas can also seek a chunk of an additional $500 million in BP funds that the federal government will disburse to Gulf states.
Bennu or Bust Speaking of space: NASA's plan to snatch a chunk of an asteroid and bring it back to Earth moved a bit closer to fruition last week.
Other treasures include a chunk of an early composite I-beam, from the 1890's, and countless documents that Ms. Willis scrounged from the archives of buildings that were about to be sold.
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Also on display is a chunk of a wall mural created by a patient.
A chunk of a wing was yanked out of a tree.
Usually what you get is a narrowly focused view of a bandleader's direction, a chunk of a discourse.
The impact knocked a chunk of a parapet off the roof of the taller building and scattered bricks.
Neighbors foiled what police say was an attempt to steal a chunk of a cinderblock wall bearing a painting by the elusive British graffiti artist Banksy.
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