in hell
idiom
informal + impolite
—used to make a statement or question more forceful
There is no way in hell I'm going!
We don't have a hope in hell of getting out of this mess.
What in hell is wrong now?
Examples of in hell in a Sentence
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Kidnapped separately, Yarden Bibas, Shiri’s husband, was released earlier this month after 483 days in hell.
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Samantha Joseph, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
That's a 'not a chance in hell' kind of thing, right?
—Shannin Desroches, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
In the fires, palms went up with a whoosh, like matchsticks in hell.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s a reserved spot in hell for the s*** stains pursuing this vile campaign to erase trans people.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
And does the Big Brother legend stand any chance in hell at making it to the end of the game?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 7 Feb. 2025
From the September 2024 issue: Seventy miles in hell
Trump’s deportation plans threaten to destabilize parts of Latin America, which will have repercussions for the United States.
—Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
Jasmine, ain't no way in hell you were made to take on the likes of me.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday there is not a ‘snowball’s chance in hell’ his country will become part of the U.S., as President-elect Trump continues to make his push to make the neighbor to the north the United States’ 51st state.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Joseph, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
That's a 'not a chance in hell' kind of thing, right?
—Shannin Desroches, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
In the fires, palms went up with a whoosh, like matchsticks in hell.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s a reserved spot in hell for the s*** stains pursuing this vile campaign to erase trans people.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
And does the Big Brother legend stand any chance in hell at making it to the end of the game?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 7 Feb. 2025
From the September 2024 issue: Seventy miles in hell
Trump’s deportation plans threaten to destabilize parts of Latin America, which will have repercussions for the United States.
—Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
Jasmine, ain't no way in hell you were made to take on the likes of me.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday there is not a ‘snowball’s chance in hell’ his country will become part of the U.S., as President-elect Trump continues to make his push to make the neighbor to the north the United States’ 51st state.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“In hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20hell. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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