the dickens
Example Sentences
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And how the dickens did he get on the debate stage?
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2023
The play is called “Love of the Game” because, basically, the receiver just runs like the dickens and hopes to draw enough attention to free up other receivers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2022
The youngster “impressed the dickens out of me,” Eberhart said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
“We fought like the dickens over a lot of issues,” he said, recalling “heated arguments.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2019
And this London address you’ve given me—what the dickens are you doing there?
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
