hellish

Example Sentences

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So this time around, after a hellish year for myself, and frankly, the entire country, I decided Vitamin D was a requirement: I needed to go somewhere warm.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Sections of charred scaffolding fell from the burning apartment blocks in hellish scenes late on Wednesday, as flames inside apartments sometimes belched out through windows into a night sky that glowed orange.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

Former BBC media editor Amol Rajan described the job as "hellish" when Davie first took over.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

After three hellish days in a drooling, Dramamine-induced coma, I failed my check ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Only Titans would see such a beautiful place as a potential outpost of the abyss—a hellish home away from home.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan