like the dickens

Example Sentences

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This would not be too bad, except we have very high ceilings and it echoes like the dickens.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2019

And while the rest of Washington  looks at a paltry snowmelt and bone-dry rivers, it’s still raining like the dickens in Forks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2015

It’s not only a sentimental keepsake; if you look at how overstuffed it is, it’s a reminder of how he worked like the dickens into his 70s and 80s.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2015

If it’s about a giant, overgrown elf, can you provide a star who can dance, sing, cavort like the dickens and keep a crowd charmed for an entire evening?

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2012

So I went to Suffolk looking for Frances and her mother who could cook like the dickens.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride