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.
  • And the C40 Recharge is cute as hell, the pick of the litter.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Even the Primettes [the group’s first name] is a hell of a name.
    Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2022
  • The question is this: What the hell happened to graphene?
    WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
  • So, what the hell is going on in Moon Knight right now?
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 Apr. 2022
  • All hell then broke loose on the ice, and the benches emptied.
    Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2022
  • While the other team has Amari Cooper and who the hell else?
    Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The book is gassy and pompous and just fraudulent and dumb as hell.
    Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 15 July 2022
  • 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
  • The fact is, the words my father had muttered about me did hurt like hell.
    Stephen A. Smith, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • But what seems like a big breakthrough turns out to be the start of a living hell.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
  • The past eight months have been hell for Dusty Giles and her family.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2022
  • But Flatt’s fear in the weeks and months that followed was not about heaven or hell.
    Sarah Viren, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Sure, if the stars align and hell freezes over, the Pacers could make the NBA playoffs this season.
    Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Even worse somehow than the fires of hell, more fearsome, to me, was the Rapture.
    Anna Deforest, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
  • Drink two full standard drinks, though, and there’ll be hell to pay in the morning.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Wantz hit Jesse Winker in the second inning and all hell broke lose.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2022
  • And hell, Urban and Kidman have been on that kiss train for a long time.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 7 July 2022
  • More heaven than hell, but he’s been there for me during the crunchy bits.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Not having anything to work with up front is a new kind of hell.
    Annie Daly, Allure, 9 July 2024
  • This is one hell of a finale, tense and engaging right from the jump.
    Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Things went to hell, and then everyone got along again.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This town is well aware that we’ll get punished to hell for being a blue state.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
  • That makes a pit to hell open up in the living room, leaving Gabbie hanging on for dear life.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Lucy also feels guilty for making Drew’s life a living hell, but Stephen helps calm her down and push away the blame.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2024

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