hellscape

Example Sentences

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His task in 2023 was clear: to drag this isolating hellscape kicking and screaming onto the big screen, and in a way that resembles his YouTube series.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The film offers nothing like an insight into social problems nor any solution to the hellscape in which these folks live.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 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

We're all tired after this hellscape of a year, and making choices more complicated than eating pie or cake just seems like a lot of extra effort.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

I know this is weird, but I make my bed every single day, even though the rest of my room is a hellscape of paper and laundry and books and clutter.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli