hellbent
stubbornly or recklessly determined.
going at terrific speed.
in a hellbent manner; with reckless determination; at full speed.
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How to use hellbent in a sentence
Utah’s political leaders, though, remain hellbent on securing what they believe is their full share of the river that supports 40 million people, as Arizona, California and Nevada have already.
Why the Second-Driest State Rejects Water Conservation | by Mark Olalde | December 16, 2021 | ProPublicaThe result, he says, is an “mmmm ZAP” of flavor, a “lightning-y” tang that he is desperate to recreate, until he is thwarted by this old woman hellbent on eradicating his species.
I Nearly Set My House on Fire Trying to Make the Lightning Mushroom From ‘Ratatouille’ | Jaya Saxena | September 27, 2021 | EaterAs Estella climbs the ranks under Baroness and, more, learns a dark secret about the designer’s connection to her own tragic past, she invents Cruella, a secret alter ego hellbent on taking the Big Bad down.
Counterpoint: Disney’s Girlboss ‘Cruella’ Actually Rules | Kevin Fallon | May 28, 2021 | The Daily BeastFirst off, Uber is a huge company seemingly hellbent on wringing money out of its lowest-paid workers and it’s now positioning itself as defender of the little guy by partnering with “independent” restaurants.
What if Every Independent Pizzeria Was Just Part of One Big Fake Chain? | Jaya Saxena | February 3, 2021 | EaterNo wonder we have helicopter parents hellbent on handholding.
Once more, Romney seems hellbent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Paul Begala: Newt Rampages, Romney Folds in South Carolina Debate | Paul Begala | January 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's all for the good of the hellbent fellows the way things are arranged in this world at the present time.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayThey were past the inn, driving hellbent through the pitch-blackness of the countryside.
The Time Mirror | Clark SouthLively Woman is indeed, as Carlyle would put it, "hellbent" on purification of politics by adding herself as an ingredient.
The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays | Ambrose Bierce
British Dictionary definitions for hellbent
/ (ˌhɛlˈbɛnt) /
(postpositive and foll by on) informal strongly or rashly intent
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