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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Bailey has made headlines throughout the pre-draft process as a prospect who is hell-bent on forcing his way into a situation where his individual abilities are maximized.
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
But other than that, this movie is nonstop adrenaline, with Spielberg hell-bent on topping Raiders’ stunt sequences.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
The professor went through newspaper clippings, congressional testimony and government reports to paint a picture of a government hell-bent on splashy headlines to scare Mexican migrants into returning to their homeland and deterring others from making the trek to el Norte.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Seward and Sumner tried to prove to the Cabinet that the British were hell-bent on war.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
But other than that, this movie is nonstop adrenaline, with Spielberg hell-bent on topping Raiders’ stunt sequences.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
The professor went through newspaper clippings, congressional testimony and government reports to paint a picture of a government hell-bent on splashy headlines to scare Mexican migrants into returning to their homeland and deterring others from making the trek to el Norte.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Seward and Sumner tried to prove to the Cabinet that the British were hell-bent on war.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hell-bent
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“Hell-bent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hell-bent. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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