fire and brimstone

Example Sentences

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In our modern dystopia, fire and brimstone have been replaced by ones and zeroes.

From Salon • May 24, 2025

Televangelists such as Jimmy Swaggart, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, and Kenneth Copeland were preaching fire and brimstone and the importance of tithing.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

Having come into this full of fire and brimstone they shipped an early try.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2022

After a brutal loss to Stanford, players expected fire and brimstone from McKay, who was hardly the warm, cuddly type.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2022

After all, wasn’t it about time somebody aroused this apathetic community’s penchant for fire and brimstone?

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols