1
: hell sense 2
all heck breaks loose
2
: hell sense 4
a heck of a lot of money
Synonyms
Examples of heck in a Sentence
it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom
Recent Examples on the Web
The bunker deep down the fairway — the one that can scare the heck out of you on the tee box — well that didn’t matter much for Lamprecht, who smacked his drive 367 yards and a mile over that trap.
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Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
It's been like a safe place, a real marker of what the heck is happening in my life.
—Wendy Naugle, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Texas has a heck of a view between 1:20 p.m. and 1:50 p.m., depending on where you are located.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2024
It’s been one heck of a whirlwind year for Ariana Madix.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
Where in the unholy heck did all these bees come from?!
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
The year 2024 has already been a heck of a year on Netflix NFLX -1%, which hasn’t missed a step for a single week in its movie releases.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Here’s why, for Italy, leaving was a heck of a lot easier than staying away.
—Susan Howson, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
But the run to the title game was one heck of a ride, as Hammond’s photos illustrate.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
It's been like a safe place, a real marker of what the heck is happening in my life.
—Wendy Naugle, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Texas has a heck of a view between 1:20 p.m. and 1:50 p.m., depending on where you are located.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2024
It’s been one heck of a whirlwind year for Ariana Madix.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
Where in the unholy heck did all these bees come from?!
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
The year 2024 has already been a heck of a year on Netflix NFLX -1%, which hasn’t missed a step for a single week in its movie releases.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Here’s why, for Italy, leaving was a heck of a lot easier than staying away.
—Susan Howson, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
But the run to the title game was one heck of a ride, as Hammond’s photos illustrate.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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