the dickens
Example Sentences
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The play is called “Love of the Game” because, basically, the receiver just runs like the dickens and hopes to draw enough attention to free up other receivers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2022
Her best bet, she decided, was to listen for the telltale squeak of her mailbox lid when the letter carrier stopped by in the afternoon and scream like the dickens.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2021
The youngster “impressed the dickens out of me,” Eberhart said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
This would not be too bad, except we have very high ceilings and it echoes like the dickens.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2019
“I’m sorry for that, and ought to thank him for not shaking me, I suppose. What the dickens does the fellow expect?” and the old gentleman looked a trifle ashamed of his own testiness.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
