1
: hell sense 2
all heck breaks loose
2
: hell sense 4
a heck of a lot of money
Examples of heck in a Sentence
it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom
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What the heck is happening with passwords at Microsoft?
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
This is a heck of a team with a really good coach and staff.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Hidalgo is a heck of a point guard, but beyond her, the Irish have only one player (forward Cassandre Prosper) who played more than five minutes a game last season.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Sure, sending away the 36th pick in a deep draft and a 2026 first-rounder is a heck of a gamble, but taking a generationally unique player isn’t really a gamble.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
This is a heck of a team with a really good coach and staff.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Hidalgo is a heck of a point guard, but beyond her, the Irish have only one player (forward Cassandre Prosper) who played more than five minutes a game last season.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Sure, sending away the 36th pick in a deep draft and a 2026 first-rounder is a heck of a gamble, but taking a generationally unique player isn’t really a gamble.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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