Example Sentences

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"That's when the hell-like pain started," he says.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023

“I was living in hell-like conditions, silently weeping, silently praying for help,” said 20-year-old Natasha Masih.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2019

"I was living in hell-like conditions, silently weeping, silently praying for help," said 20-year-old Natasha Masih.

From Fox News • Jun. 17, 2019

“I was living in hell-like conditions, silently weeping, silently praying for help.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2019

The lower part of the city was a hell-like furnace.

From San Francisco During the Eventful Days of April 1906 by Stetson, James B. (James Burgess)