hellscape

Example Sentences

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In the 2026 hellscape of sports betting and doom-scrolling, however, it’s the rare wholesome one: It shuns phones, keeps the mind sharp and gives grandma a prime opportunity to thump the young ’uns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

Naturally there is plenty of ire in Ellie as she hurtles toward adulthood in a hopeless hellscape with an assassin/guardian who’s repeatedly lied to her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025

The car bumped and thumped over more debris in the road, and Akira’s eyes were drawn back to the hellscape outside her window.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz