hell
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“He fought like hell for the things he believed in, and he was just as willing to go to bat for you when it counted.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Burgers are the obvious choice, but smoked meatloaf stuffed with cheese is mostly hands-off and packs a hell of a punch.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Shorter version of the problem: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz exist, and playing those two dudes is hell on Earth for everyone, including Djokovic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
She recalled another major wildfire in 2012 when residents had been able to return home the following day, saying: "This time it was like hell."
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
“My very first day on the job,” he later said, “all hell broke loose.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
His brother, who also served in the military, has come to speak to Ray about something more personal, but the hells they experienced in that conflict are the larger issue they must confront.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
It’s going to be one hell of an offseason, and there’s nothing like hells of offseasons.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2021
On August 4th, we watched from our separate hells as a 40,000-foot cloud the color of bruised flesh collapsed over the ridge west of Greenville.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2021
Even the most “normal” version of this show, though, is odd and inquisitive, with a lot to say about how we create our own paradises and hells.
From The Verge ● Dec. 12, 2018
Another woman would have shrieked at him, cursed him, damned him down to seven hells.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
