1
: hell sense 2
all heck breaks loose
2
: hell sense 4
a heck of a lot of money
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Examples of heck in a Sentence
it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom
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To come down here against a team that really in their minds had to have this win, that’s a heck of a statement for BC.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
Thinking about fictional characters activates this region a heck of a lot less than thinking about real people.
—Daisy Yuhas, Scientific American, 29 July 2024
The thought of Biden dropping out scares the heck out of Trump and other Republicans.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
Pop quiz: Change of address Chevron — one of the biggest oil companies in the U.S. — is getting the heck out of California.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 5 Aug. 2024
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Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
Thinking about fictional characters activates this region a heck of a lot less than thinking about real people.
—Daisy Yuhas, Scientific American, 29 July 2024
The thought of Biden dropping out scares the heck out of Trump and other Republicans.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
Pop quiz: Change of address Chevron — one of the biggest oil companies in the U.S. — is getting the heck out of California.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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