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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And what the heck is Gerard doing there?
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Perhaps using an alternate word for heck.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
Granted, the 6-foot-4 UCLA product can be an eyesore late in games and is not much of a defender, but he's still got a heck of a first step, is a solid distributor and an excellent rebounder for his position.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Let’s get the heck out of here.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Perhaps using an alternate word for heck.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
Granted, the 6-foot-4 UCLA product can be an eyesore late in games and is not much of a defender, but he's still got a heck of a first step, is a solid distributor and an excellent rebounder for his position.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Let’s get the heck out of here.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heck
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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