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Examples of “hun” in a Sentence

4 example sentences showing how to use hun, grouped by meaning.

noun A member of the nomadic people who invaded Europe from Central Asia in the 4th and 5th centuries.

  • Historians say the Hun warriors rode fast horses and shot arrows from the saddle.
  • Our history teacher showed a map of where the Huns once lived.
  • The Huns, led by Attila, struck fear across the Roman Empire.

noun (dated, derogatory) A destructive, uncivilized person, or (historically, as wartime slang) a German.

  • British propaganda posters during WWI referred to German soldiers as "Huns.