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Recent Examples of hell-bent
Fans online appeared charmed by the scrappy cast of characters who were hell-bent on finishing the Shakespearean work.
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Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
That is pure weaponization of the federal government, done on behalf of a president who is hell-bent on taking that concept to its natural conclusion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
The seemingly simple mission turns deadly when the leader of a notorious crime syndicate becomes hell-bent on claiming the organ.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
But Hoyer has been hell-bent this winter to make sure a lack of relief depth won’t be an issue in 2025.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
That is pure weaponization of the federal government, done on behalf of a president who is hell-bent on taking that concept to its natural conclusion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
The seemingly simple mission turns deadly when the leader of a notorious crime syndicate becomes hell-bent on claiming the organ.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
But Hoyer has been hell-bent this winter to make sure a lack of relief depth won’t be an issue in 2025.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hell-bent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell-bent
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Evolving Search Referring to Google user intent programming, Srinivas talked about how search is a fundamental service, and what that has meant for the industry.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Democrats were intent on making the effort as politically painful as possible, with action on some two dozen amendments to the package that GOP senators will have to defend before next year’s midterm elections.—
Time,
Time,
5 Apr. 2025
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The monthly dedicated reading time helps her focus, especially to start off a new book on the right foot.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Though there's no dedicated dive shop on Anegada, many hotels rent gear to guests and can recommend charter captains who know all the best spots.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side In the big-screen adaptation of this true story, Sandra Bullock played Leigh Anne Tuohy, the resolute Southern mother who adopts teen Michael Oher.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Conscientiously addressing a national crisis of domestic abuse while also lunging for the heartstrings, the film is an uneven balance of grainy social realism and crowd-pleasing uplift, but Cruz’s resolute performance just about holds it together.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Nick, now focused on his role as the heir to his grandfather’s empire, and Noah, just beginning to build her own career, are determined to keep their distance, despite their undeniable attraction and the past that connects them.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Is this morally corrupt crowd determined to ignore constitutional obligations rather than ever admit a mistake?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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But that’s where Adolescence pushes its insistent finger down our fragile parental psyches.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Marsh was insistent there was still more to unlock in Vandersloot — even at 36, even in Year 15 in the league.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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The sweat, sure, but also just the indignity of it.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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But chipping away at central bank independence, as Trump appears to be doing with his open criticism of the Fed chair and implicit threats of dismissal, is a historically sure way to high inflation.—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Paul has been adamant that the tariffs won’t help the U.S. His frustration with the tariffs came as seven GOP senators signed on to a bipartisan bill that sought to have Congressional oversight over the president’s tariffs.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The 12-time Emmy award-winner was also adamant about sharing her cancer journey with her audience—hoping that her experience might offer support and guidance to others facing similar challenges.—
Joanne Fowler,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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The seniors at Worthington Kilbourne High School are single-minded in their quest to excel at their craft.—
Rob Oller,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Hell-bent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell-bent. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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