How to Use hell in a Sentence
hell
noun
- The pain has made her life a living hell.
- Living with the disease can be a hell on earth.
- She had to go through hell to get where she is today.
- Getting the loan approved was pure hell.
- He went through hell during his divorce.
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And the C40 Recharge is cute as hell, the pick of the litter.
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Dan Neil,
WSJ,
22 Apr. 2022
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Even the Primettes [the group’s first name] is a hell of a name.
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Ken Makin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 July 2022
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What in the hell does a man Have to do To be loved by you?
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Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2022
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Of course, the last 24 months or so have been a hell of a two years.
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Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com,
al,
24 Feb. 2022
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The question is this: What the hell happened to graphene?
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WIRED,
26 Aug. 2022
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So, what the hell is going on in Moon Knight right now?
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Evan Romano,
Men's Health,
20 Apr. 2022
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All hell then broke loose on the ice, and the benches emptied.
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Gene Myers,
Detroit Free Press,
14 June 2022
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While the other team has Amari Cooper and who the hell else?
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Dave Clark,
The Enquirer,
25 Mar. 2022
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The book is gassy and pompous and just fraudulent and dumb as hell.
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Geek's Guide To The Galaxy,
WIRED,
15 July 2022
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In the big city, and with the help of the God of Poverty, the pair travels to the depths of hell to bring Karin’s mother back.
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Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
22 June 2024
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The fact is, the words my father had muttered about me did hurt like hell.
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Stephen A. Smith,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2023
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All hell breaks loose after that and the Heat turn the game around, take it to overtime, and win.
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Mike Freeman,
USA TODAY,
20 May 2022
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But what seems like a big breakthrough turns out to be the start of a living hell.
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Catherine Santino,
Peoplemag,
22 May 2024
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But that'd be a hell of a next step for a franchise that needs somewhere to go.
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Nate Atkins,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2022
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The past eight months have been hell for Dusty Giles and her family.
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Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com,
al,
19 Aug. 2022
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But Flatt’s fear in the weeks and months that followed was not about heaven or hell.
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Sarah Viren,
New York Times,
5 Dec. 2023
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Sure, if the stars align and hell freezes over, the Pacers could make the NBA playoffs this season.
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Matthew Vantryon,
The Indianapolis Star,
5 Oct. 2022
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Even worse somehow than the fires of hell, more fearsome, to me, was the Rapture.
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Anna Deforest,
Harper’s Magazine ,
17 Aug. 2022
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Drink two full standard drinks, though, and there’ll be hell to pay in the morning.
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Ali Francis,
Bon Appétit,
18 Aug. 2022
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Wantz hit Jesse Winker in the second inning and all hell broke lose.
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Sarah Valenzuela,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2022
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And hell, Urban and Kidman have been on that kiss train for a long time.
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Liana Satenstein,
Vogue,
7 July 2022
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More heaven than hell, but he’s been there for me during the crunchy bits.
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Katie Bain,
Billboard,
21 Sep. 2023
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Not having anything to work with up front is a new kind of hell.
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Annie Daly,
Allure,
9 July 2024
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The plot: Freddy's been burning in hell since The Final Nightmare, unable to occupy anyone's dreams.
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Michael Lee Simpson,
EW.com,
22 Oct. 2024
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Apple Intelligence better be a hell of an upgrade because, without it, the new Mini isn’t much of an upgrade at all.
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David Pierce,
The Verge,
22 Oct. 2024
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