How to Use the hell in a Sentence

the hell

noun

• Find the book again—what the hell? Time for a road trip!
  — Katie Barsotti, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
• Who knows what the hell this guy might turn into for the Jays.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
• So, what the hell are the Avengers going to do against a thousand Kangs?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
• For Gretchen, the hell of not knowing where her son is has ended.
  — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
• But why the hell would Belichick want to work for Fredo Spanos?
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
• And then […] oh my god, what the hell did that just blossom into?
  — Jordan A. Rothacker, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
• But few knew of the hell Nicole endured behind closed doors at the hands of her husband.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
• Why put yourself through the hell of non-front-closure bras when there are so many styles to choose from?
  — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2024
• How the hell does one even begin to put together a list of the best jackets of all time?
  — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2023
• But can’t have a pool or sauna or whatever the hell that is in the stadium.
  — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
• Fight back, support those who do, get the hell out of the way or prepare to defend yourself.
  — Eli Saslow Erin Schaff, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• Within minutes, people on Nextdoor were like, ‘What the hell?
  — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• Now, how the hell are you supposed to know the inner workings of your dentist’s office?
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 Sep. 2023
• On the other hand, this whole juvie experience scared the hell out of me.
  — Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
• Wyatt’s crisis felt real, though, and Corbett played the hell out of Aidan’s response to it at the end of last week’s episode.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023
• So do everybody a favor, just walk yourself off that stage, enjoy a nice meal and get the hell out of this race.
  — Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
• His dad’s handler could be in there right now, wondering what the hell his pet writer’s kid was doing out in the cold.
  — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
• Christmas beats the hell out of these guys who really didn’t do anything but insist upon the rules of the thumb wrestling contest.
  — Richard Newby, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2023
• Whatever the hell that In Memoriam segment was (but what’s new there?).
  — Travis Andrews, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
• For those who had survived the hell of trench warfare, cynicism, satire and bile became tools providing a path back to life.
  — Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
• The filmmakers quickly pivot from Williams’ dreams of getting back in front of her audience to what the hell is going on in the current day.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
• That offended one of the security operatives who came and slapped the hell out of me.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
• Musk didn't tweet (or X or whatever the hell it's called now) support for the James family the way a civilized person would.
  — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
• The most important thing is a ceasefire to prevent further loss of life and prevent more suffering of the hell that opened its doors wide in the past seven days.
  — Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023
• O’Brien said Snoop and his entourage hot-boxed the hell out of their dressing room, which happened to be right next to the actual studio, and the smoke started filtering out to where the crowd was.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
• Who the hell would entrust their bank account info to an app so riddled with bots and scams, not to mention a guy once fined $20 million by the SEC in a fraud settlement?
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
• What the hell brings you here, Maudie? Audra was explaining how bread baking had become an integral part of her life since the lockdown.
  — Joyce Carol Oates, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
• The air was buzzing with rumors of a Drake appearance, and questions about what the hell was taking so long while little clouds of weed smoke popped up like NYC chimneys in the wintertime.
  — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024
• The lonely image of Future serving rocks in an open-carry state reminds us of the hell that America puts young Black people through.
  — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
• The slump wall is moated in a fast current with dangerous eddies that can suck down the side of a boat, there’s a gargantuan amount of mass to be surveyed, and where the hell is the sulfur smell coming from?
  — Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024