hell-bent

Example Sentences

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Mr. Smith wasn’t just a “bulldog” he was a rabid wolf hell-bent on winning at any cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Hardly the conduct of a prosecutor hell-bent on crashing through the rules.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2024

Stan was hell-bent on fast-tracking his son's progression as he hopped between several London amateur clubs, with stints at Repton, Dale Youth, Lynn, West Ham, Fisher and Islington.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

When I was growing up, and I look at my dad and my uncle, you had men that just were so hell-bent on being strong, not showing weakness.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2023

But Adolf Hitler was hell-bent on rearming his country despite the Treaty of Versailles.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown