as in dump
a dirty or messy place
his first apartment was a hellhole in an unsafe neighborhood
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Recent Examples of hellhole
She was immediately put on the next plane back to her Third World hellhole.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The desert city, oasis or hellhole or both, can’t help but bounce back.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
Because that once promising social media public square has, instead, turned into a social media public hellhole.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
Armstrong thinking Vegas is a total hellhole of a city hasn’t stopped him from showing up for the Green Day fans there.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The desert city, oasis or hellhole or both, can’t help but bounce back.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
Because that once promising social media public square has, instead, turned into a social media public hellhole.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
Armstrong thinking Vegas is a total hellhole of a city hasn’t stopped him from showing up for the Green Day fans there.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for hellhole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellhole
Noun
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Otherwise, schedule bulk trash pickup or haul the mattress to the dump.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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In 2023, Hailey got into the Halloween spirit in an Instagram photo dump.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And its cemeteries had grown into an overcrowded mess.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Parchment paper is a great tool for mess-free baking.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Dodgers could add Tucker to fill the massive hole in their outfield.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The HLSLongsleeve base layer features integrated thumb holes and an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) rating of at least 40.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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De Wet claims Olivier then ordered him to dispose of their bodies in a pigsty — an act prosecutors believe was meant to destroy evidence.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Regard your property as an investment in a pigsty, and visitors will treat it thus.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If the Hogs couldn’t win the day in their pigpen, with Bryce Young sidelined since the second quarter with a sprained shoulder, after scoring 23 straight points in the midst of a rare, extended Alabama meltdown, will this ridiculous streak ever end?—
Kevin Scarbinsky | Special to AL.com,
al,
2 Oct. 2022
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Police came back the next day and found the boy's remains in the family's pigpen.—
Christine Pelisek,
Peoplemag,
12 Aug. 2022
Noun
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For patients with eyelid infections, this buildup is a common cause of dryness, itchiness, eyelash loss and even recurrent sties.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Vance's office announced the trip on Sunday, describing it as one dedicated to learning about Greenlandic culture with stops at historical sties and its national dogsled race.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Hellhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellhole. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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