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.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
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Even the Primettes [the group’s first name] is a hell of a name.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2022
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What the hell is the CEO doing with a gun in the first place?
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2022
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What in the hell does a man Have to do To be loved by you?
—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.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 24 Feb. 2022
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The question is this: What the hell happened to graphene?
—WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
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Then the Lions lined up for the play and all hell broke loose.
—Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2021
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Aboard the Pequod, and into the depths of Dante’s hell.
—Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
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Marlon Mack has been through hell the past year and a half.
—Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2021
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So, what the hell is going on in Moon Knight right now?
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 Apr. 2022
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The baller was a gas to watch, and his plaid green outfit was cute as hell.
—Lynette Rice, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2021
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All hell then broke loose on the ice, and the benches emptied.
—Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2022
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Natasha takes Pieper aside and asks her what the hell is going on.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2021
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Until, as Levesque put it at the time, hell froze over.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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While the other team has Amari Cooper and who the hell else?
—Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2022
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Montgomery knows firsthand the Browns got a hell of a catch.
—Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021
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The book is gassy and pompous and just fraudulent and dumb as hell.
—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.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 June 2024
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And if its something that happened in the last three weeks, well what the hell is that?
—Pat Eaton-Robb, courant.com, 25 Aug. 2021
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The fact is, the words my father had muttered about me did hurt like hell.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—Nate Atkins, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022
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For the president, for Billy and for every one of us who went through hell to get here.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
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Just don't forget the tissues — this movie packs one hell of an emotional punch.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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