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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Because either McCluskie is one heck of a con man who rolled both Becerra and Williamson, making both believe what was happening was kosher with entirely different tales, or someone isn’t being entirely honest.
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Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
But how the heck had the government gotten access to the audio?
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Time will tell, but what’s certain is that Sunday did a whole heck of a lot for his name recognition.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
How the heck would the family know?
—John Ramos, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
But how the heck had the government gotten access to the audio?
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Time will tell, but what’s certain is that Sunday did a whole heck of a lot for his name recognition.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
How the heck would the family know?
—John Ramos, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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