hellish
Example Sentences
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"We had a hellish night on Friday," said one resident in the Talladje area near the airbase.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
"It must have been hellish in the forest at the time."
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
