the hell

noun

informal + impolite

—used to make a statement or question more forceful

Let's get the hell out of here.

(chiefly US) They moved way the hell up north.

What the hell is going on?

—used to say in an angry and forceful way that one will not do something, does not agree, etc.

"It's your fault!" "The hell it is!"

Examples of the hell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The girls fight to bring the hell house down which is also being hosted at Imogen’s late mother’s house who committed suicide. —

Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 20 June 2024 And then, in the next millisecond, something more pointed: How the hell? —

Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024 Still, Linklater directs the hell out of it, adding a terrific indie-rock soundtrack (fittingly dominated by Sonic Youth) and an impression of dreary, strip-mall homogeneity that stands as the film’s most persuasive character. —

Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2024 Casey Bloys, chair and CEO, HBO and Max Content, eventually did hype the hell out of House of the Dragon — albeit 15 minutes in — with a trailer for the coming season. —

Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for the hell

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