hellscape

Example Sentences

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People unnecessarily sold low to preserve wealth that would have been useless in a postapocalyptic hellscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Sure, it’s a bigger, brighter future on one hand, but it’s a dystopian hellscape on the other.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

In the sequel panel, the tables have turned: The same guy is chained in a postapocalyptic hellscape while the woman lounges happily with her robot overlord, smugly nibbling chocolates.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2025

Just a few months ago, I made my friends go back into Disneyland’s hellscape, after we had already exited the park, when I realized I’d left the rainbow sunglasses at Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

I know this is weird, but I make my bed every single day, even though the rest of my room is a hellscape of paper and laundry and books and clutter.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli