1
: hell sense 2
all heck breaks loose
2
: hell sense 4
a heck of a lot of money
Examples of heck in a Sentence
it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom
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Yep, Petrillo, who is married to lawyer Bill McCue with two kids — Skylar, 26, a publicist with The Dana Agency, and Dylan, 28, the guitarist for rock band The Hails — has had a heck of a ride in the 305.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
December quarter revenue is expected to increase 10% to 12% versus the year-ago period, a whole heck of a lot better than the 6% the Street was anticipating, according to LSEG.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
And what the heck is Gerard doing there?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Perhaps using an alternate word for heck.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
December quarter revenue is expected to increase 10% to 12% versus the year-ago period, a whole heck of a lot better than the 6% the Street was anticipating, according to LSEG.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
And what the heck is Gerard doing there?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Perhaps using an alternate word for heck.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heck
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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