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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Nic Scourton had a heck of a game against the Jets.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 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
Not that Kaiser ever really knows what the heck Levshunov is going to do next.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 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
Not that Kaiser ever really knows what the heck Levshunov is going to do next.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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