hellfire

Example Sentences

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Perhaps that heat he feels is not the warmth of success, but the hellfire of the demon’s fury.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2025

The online opinions didn’t stop at hellfire, however.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

The ancients thought Earth’s center was hollow: the home of Hades or hellfire, or a realm of tunnels that heated ocean waters.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 30, 2022

“She really in her work has gone through hellfire and has come out the other side — which means, as I say, she’s not to be underestimated,” Ms. Reade said.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2021

When I woke, the city of New York was consumed with burning hellfire.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson