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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Still, these wannabe moshers did make a heck of an effort.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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And there are some oh-what-the-heck-let’s-break-the-fourth-wall jokes that fall flat.
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What the heck does wellness even mean?
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Mulier makes being a fashion victim seem like a heck of a good time.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
And there are some oh-what-the-heck-let’s-break-the-fourth-wall jokes that fall flat.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
What the heck does wellness even mean?
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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