like a bat out of hell

phrase

informal

: very quickly

Scared, he ran out of the house like a bat out of hell.

Examples of like a bat out of hell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Push your right foot down, and the Grand Sport lurches forward like a bat out of hell and straight into two esses, which right away show you how nicely dialed-in the steering is. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026

Never ran up there like a bat out of hell just throwing punches at people. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026

In the show, Joel flies in like a bat out of hell and violently knocks Seth to the ground before telling him to get the hell out. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Nikki Cross ran down to this ring like a bat out of hell, and almost legitimately collided with Carmella. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023

Rhymes for like a bat out of hell

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