hell-bent
Example Sentences
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In school, it’s something only used to impress peers, or for students who are hell-bent on constantly making content.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
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
The Lakers, hell-bent on getting up more three-point shots after finishing second to last in attempts last season, all looked eager to launch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
He played like it could have been, too, charging around the field as if hell-bent on banishing his Twickenham torment at the first time of asking.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
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
