hell-bent
adjective
: stubbornly and often recklessly determined or intent
hell-bent on winning
hell-bent
adverb
Examples of hell-bent in a Sentence
she's hell-bent on a career in show business and heaven help anyone who gets in her way
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They were ambushed, and Pauline was killed by stray gunfire from marauding mobsters hell-bent on killing Buford.
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Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
Deadly Toys: Watch out for creepy dolls hell-bent on murder.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Mamoru Hosoda’s anime riff on Hamlet gives us a princess of Denmark hell-bent on killing the uncle who usurped the crown from her beloved dad.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
While a new generation of young singer-songwriters encroaches on country music’s old guard by the day, the Texas barnstormer has found his footing with a fan base hell-bent on capturing every moment Myers affords them.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
Deadly Toys: Watch out for creepy dolls hell-bent on murder.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Mamoru Hosoda’s anime riff on Hamlet gives us a princess of Denmark hell-bent on killing the uncle who usurped the crown from her beloved dad.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
While a new generation of young singer-songwriters encroaches on country music’s old guard by the day, the Texas barnstormer has found his footing with a fan base hell-bent on capturing every moment Myers affords them.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Hell-bent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hell-bent. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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