Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023

High dynamic range tweaks highlight the sickly yellow-green halls of the prison with the occasional blasts of steam or dust in sunlight to add to the facility’s hell-like qualities.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 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

A hell-like spot! and spirits of the doomed Were scarce more haggard than the clumsy elves Who here pursued their coarse and perilous toil.

From The Arctic Queen by Unknown