as hell
idiom
informal + somewhat impolite
—used to make a statement more forceful
They were mad as hell.
We've been working as hard as hell to finish on schedule.
"Can you finish on schedule?" "We'll sure as hell try."
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The Other Wife is a novel about a messy as hell bi woman, Zuzu, who is married to another woman, has a child with her, and still has feelings for a man from her past (all without invalidating her sexuality)!
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Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Sometimes the greater good is messy as hell.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
There was a brick wall that separated me eating my lunch from a crowd of people that were angry as hell.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
There was a brick wall that separated me eating my lunch from a crowd of people that were angry as hell.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Sometimes the greater good is messy as hell.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
There was a brick wall that separated me eating my lunch from a crowd of people that were angry as hell.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
There was a brick wall that separated me eating my lunch from a crowd of people that were angry as hell.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for as hell
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“As hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20hell. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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