hellish

Example Sentences

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So this time around, after a hellish year for myself, and frankly, the entire country, I decided Vitamin D was a requirement: I needed to go somewhere warm.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

I’ve been doing daily art journalism for 45 years — 36 of them at The Times, with 2,195 bylines — so I’m about to find out whether this quitting will also be hellish.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Sections of charred scaffolding fell from the burning apartment blocks in hellish scenes late on Wednesday, as flames inside apartments sometimes belched out through windows into a night sky that glowed orange.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

After three hellish days in a drooling, Dramamine-induced coma, I failed my check ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

It was a huge relief to become functional in this hellish new world, but I was never confident and always made sure to stay close to the others.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo