hell-bent

Example Sentences

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Mr. Smith wasn’t just a “bulldog” he was a rabid wolf hell-bent on winning at any cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Bourne told me that back in the 1970s, he hadn’t understood what Stroup was doing—why he’d been so outraged, paranoid, and hell-bent on destroying what had been a productive partnership.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

"The Chinese government equally is conscious of the need for economic growth. They're not hell-bent on solely conducting surveillance."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

“I was really hell-bent on making this just as good, just different,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

But Adolf Hitler was hell-bent on rearming his country despite the Treaty of Versailles.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown