for the hell of it

Example Sentences

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And I started doing things that scared me just for the hell of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A chance observation in Uganda’s Kibale National Park provides a small hint that such a possible behavior exists—and that further research on chimps sharing just for the hell of it might well be worth pursuing.

From Scientific American • Nov. 14, 2022

And, just for the hell of it, how this year’s Razzies went!

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2022

There was never a feeling that they were changing things for the hell of it, but because they were doing the best they could with the medium in which they were working.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2022

He was just singing for the hell of it, you could tell.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger