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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For all the excitement about the prospects in the system and the young guys knocking on the door of the NHL, there really hasn’t been a heck of a lot of intrigue during Chicago Blackhawks training camp.
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Scott Powers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Blasey is the Hamtramck paddleboarder who was gliding across the Blue Heron Lagoon on Belle Isle on Friday when — wait, what the heck is that?
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The stock was selling for $1,400 a share, and who the heck wanted to buy a $1,400 stock?
—Jim Cramer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Admission was a heck of a first step.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
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Scott Powers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Blasey is the Hamtramck paddleboarder who was gliding across the Blue Heron Lagoon on Belle Isle on Friday when — wait, what the heck is that?
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The stock was selling for $1,400 a share, and who the heck wanted to buy a $1,400 stock?
—Jim Cramer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Admission was a heck of a first step.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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