hellfire
noun
hell·fire
ˈhel-ˌfī(-ə)r 
: the eternal fire of hell that tortures sinners
hellfire
adjective
Examples of hellfire in a Sentence
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First, the advent of Marvin Miller’s reign of hellfire for the MLB players union delivered free agency, allowing players to serve out their initial contract, hit the market, and get the Yankees to pay you millions.
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Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
Her secret sin killed her parents, forcing her to flee California in a hellfire rush and make her way to Montana as a homesteader.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
Being Native, watching this movie was f---ing hellfire.
—EW.com, 23 Oct. 2023
While Believer performed solidly at the box office, recouping its production cost, the title drew critical hellfire from reviewers and fans, putting the franchise’s creative plan into a tailspin.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2023
No halos here, no hellfire, few kings or queens, pretty much no suffering or death.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
Hunters and marksmen scoffed; with its hellfire spray, the Sporter was blatantly unsporting.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
The content of Santana’s music was its Latin hellfire vibe, its propulsive majesty.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 June 2023
And, as Rake and his team soon find out, that hellfire of vengeance rains down upon them as a cataclysmic battle ensues.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 15 June 2023
Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
Her secret sin killed her parents, forcing her to flee California in a hellfire rush and make her way to Montana as a homesteader.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
Being Native, watching this movie was f---ing hellfire.
—EW.com, 23 Oct. 2023
While Believer performed solidly at the box office, recouping its production cost, the title drew critical hellfire from reviewers and fans, putting the franchise’s creative plan into a tailspin.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2023
No halos here, no hellfire, few kings or queens, pretty much no suffering or death.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
Hunters and marksmen scoffed; with its hellfire spray, the Sporter was blatantly unsporting.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
The content of Santana’s music was its Latin hellfire vibe, its propulsive majesty.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 June 2023
And, as Rake and his team soon find out, that hellfire of vengeance rains down upon them as a cataclysmic battle ensues.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 15 June 2023
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“Hellfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hellfire. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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