hell-bent
adjective
: stubbornly and often recklessly determined or intent
hell-bent on winning
hell-bent
adverb
Examples of hell-bent in a Sentence
she's hell-bent on a career in show business and heaven help anyone who gets in her way
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Mississippi State couldn’t handle the bigger Trojans, who instead of being deflated without Watkins seemed hell-bent on punishing their opponent.
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Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump seems hell-bent on killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
There are other economic bullets in the air that might harm a president who seems hell-bent on creating not only uncertainty, but chaos.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Now, though, Koepp is seemingly hell-bent on reviving the midsize feature that Hollywood has been missing.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump seems hell-bent on killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
There are other economic bullets in the air that might harm a president who seems hell-bent on creating not only uncertainty, but chaos.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Now, though, Koepp is seemingly hell-bent on reviving the midsize feature that Hollywood has been missing.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Hell-bent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hell-bent. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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