hellfire

Example Sentences

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At the helm was Osbourne, who channeled the darker forces within this music with hypnotic wild-child abandon, as if he were possessed by the hellfire spirit.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

And then he brought apocalyptic hellfire, scoring 31 points in the first half.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

The ancients thought Earth’s center was hollow: the home of Hades or hellfire, or a realm of tunnels that heated ocean waters.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 30, 2022

But this orchestra has been playing it much longer — since its first concert, in 1842 — and most recently has been trained to give it a hellfire treatment under van Zweden’s baton.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2022

He’s completely covered in clay except for the streaks on his cheeks from crying and the hellfire green eyes that are drilling into me.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson