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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That’s a heck of a long road trip.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
After the music was finished, the introductions were done, the two men came face to face and put on a heck of a show.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Neal Rubin For someone who died in 2013, Elmore Leonard is having a heck of a year.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Considering where things stood just 12 months ago, that’s a heck of a place to be.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
After the music was finished, the introductions were done, the two men came face to face and put on a heck of a show.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Neal Rubin For someone who died in 2013, Elmore Leonard is having a heck of a year.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Considering where things stood just 12 months ago, that’s a heck of a place to be.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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