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

He wants people to believe he’s all man, but he views his manhood as something that everyone wants to steal from him just for the hell of it.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

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

I think that he would make some kind of little, silly suggestion just for the hell of it, out of boredom, and that maybe would end up being a regretful decision.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2020

Maybe he was only patting my head just for the hell of it.

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