How to Use heck in a Sentence

heck

noun

• It’s only in the third episode that fans will begin to get a sense of what the heck is going on.
  — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Jan. 2021
• And then, obviously in the league, he's had a heck of a career so far.
  — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 18 Dec. 2020
• The results are quite majestic, thanks in no small part to one heck of a backing band.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2021
• And one of the big ones is needing their best player shooting the basketball a heck of a lot better.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2021
• Apparently, Pieper got that rose, but what the heck is going on with the editing?
  — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 1 Feb. 2021
• Anyways, first-year head coach Joe Judge is doing one heck of a job with the Giants.
  — Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2020
• But if that is the case, then why the heck is DoorDash’s stock also hitting an all-time high?
  — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2021
• Instead, the erratic season looked a heck of a lot like the ones from the beginning of the Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch regime.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 26 Dec. 2020
• And Hound of the Baskervilles scared the heck out of me as a kid.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• Where the heck have John Husted and Cheryl Stevens been?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2022
• Who the heck knows what will happen in the next 12 months.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2022
• That’s facts, but where in the heck did the first half of this year go?
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 June 2021
• And then add minifigs from Star Wars just for the heck of it.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
• The skirl of the bagpipes, the street jugglers, the whisky tastings, the…wait, what the heck is that?
  — James Hookway, WSJ, 4 June 2023
• What in the heck does any of this have to do with fashion?
  — New York Times, 17 May 2022
• How the heck were we supposed to get through the next two weeks?
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
• What the heck was that and who would come up with such an idea?
  — Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2021
• Neither one of you has a clue what the heck to say next.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 28 June 2023
• Pass breakup is going to be a heck of a play, but to have the pick to seal the game.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2024
• This is a great deal and a heck of a lot of storage space.
  — Gear Team, Wired, 13 Mar. 2021
• But just sending them there for the heck of it, not a fan.
  — quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
• It’s a heck of a lot (nicer), and that’s just going for a walk down the street.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 9 Oct. 2021
• And that face looks a heck of a lot like Terry O’Quinn.
  — EW.com, 13 Feb. 2024
• But, despite not liking the lyrics, Streisand sings the heck out of the song.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 May 2021
• And Shake Shack knows how to serve up a heck of a sandwich.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2021
• Put the entire head into a jar with a lid, and shake the heck out of it!
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
• Dierks Bentley has got a kind soul and a heck of a voice.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 25 May 2021
• Strap on your seatbelt and get ready for a heck of a ride.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
• The Grammy-winning two-piece puts on one heck of a live show.
  — Troy Smith, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
• Bottom line: Both teams are hungry and ready for a fight—and that should make for one heck of a game.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024