hellish
Example Sentences
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An impressive 32% of immigrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo—war-torn and ravaged—have college degrees, as do 19% from hellish Somalia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"Ferns responded to and delivered the fuel that fanned the flames, triggering repeated massive wildfires. A truly hellish world."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
There were fantastic moments, and there were hellish moments.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
I’ve been doing daily art journalism for 45 years — 36 of them at The Times, with 2,195 bylines — so I’m about to find out whether this quitting will also be hellish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
She cocked her blue cap back at a hellish angle.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
