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

It is also, unmistakably, the work of a man who has survived a hellish ordeal and emerged with serious things to say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

On July 19, a TikTok user posted a video of a hellish line leading to customs, captioned “everyone back from their hot euro summer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

I squeezed my eyes shut and threw an arm across my face to block out the hellish blaze flooding my room.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx