fire and brimstone

Example Sentences

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Pete Hegseth has been talking like a Marvel villain lately, threatening fire and brimstone with LLM-tinged evocations of doom.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

When he wants some fire and brimstone in the dressing room he tends to call on others to deliver it.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

In our modern dystopia, fire and brimstone have been replaced by ones and zeroes.

From Salon • May 24, 2025

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