Example Sentences

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The building is called the Virgil, which indicates that at least someone in the filmmaking process has heard of Dante’s “Inferno,” in which the Roman poet appears as hell’s tour guide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“The world has changed a bit and, you know, the sort of uniqueness of whatever the hell’s happening,” Maron said during his appearance last week on the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025

When I moved to the U.K., so much stuff on telly, I was like, "What the hell's going on here?"

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

Noting that his approval rating stands at 42 percent, he said, “Kevin McCarthy called me and asked me, ‘Joe what the hell’s your secret?’”

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

"You haven't used it properly. I've had hell's own amount of credit on mine."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway