hell-bent
Example Sentences
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In school, it’s something only used to impress peers, or for students who are hell-bent on constantly making content.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
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
“I was really hell-bent on making this just as good, just different,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
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
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
