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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Chill the heck out, dude Nix grew up under a heat lamp, the son of a coach, the son of a former SEC QB.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Especially to come in here when (the Tigers) are fighting like heck to keep their playoff hopes alive.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Once the goo is on her, ideally, Ellen will just chill until the substance cures or whatever the heck it’s supposed to do.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
Over the off-season, the Dodgers accumulated a murders’ row of players, at times seemingly adding pitchers just for the heck of it.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Especially to come in here when (the Tigers) are fighting like heck to keep their playoff hopes alive.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Once the goo is on her, ideally, Ellen will just chill until the substance cures or whatever the heck it’s supposed to do.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
Over the off-season, the Dodgers accumulated a murders’ row of players, at times seemingly adding pitchers just for the heck of it.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heck
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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