hell-bent

adjective

ˈhel-ˌbent

Synonyms of hell-bent next

: 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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Following a grand slam by the Yankees’ Anthony Volpe in the third, which made Kanno hang his head and groan, New York was piling on the runs to make the score 11-4, seemingly hell-bent on avoiding a sweep. —

Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock, the human host of the symbiote Venom, as the two run away from space aliens hell-bent on killing them and everyone else on Earth. —

Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024 The seemingly simple mission turns deadly when the leader of a notorious crime syndicate becomes hell-bent on claiming the organ. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024 Context: Reinsdorf is reportedly in talks with a group that is hell-bent on bringing a baseball franchise to Nashville. —

Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hell-bent