hellscape

Example Sentences

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People unnecessarily sold low to preserve wealth that would have been useless in a postapocalyptic hellscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 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

Following up 2020's Doom: Eternal, The Dark Ages plunges player character the Doom Slayer into a Medieval hellscape filled with demonic enemies and an arsenal of frankly ridiculous weapons.

From BBC • May 11, 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