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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The Eagles, who have won six CIF Southern Section boys basketball championships, had to manufacture a heck of a comeback to make history happen.
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Benedict’s obsession with the fantasy of his Lady in Silver begins to give way to the reality of Sophie the maid (who may not know how to dance, but sure as heck knows way more than any other maid he’s ever met), and the pair begin to fall in serious love.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Prepare for one heck of a romance.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026
The Blue Jackets will need a heck of a run over their final 31 games to end the franchise’s five-year playoff drought.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Benedict’s obsession with the fantasy of his Lady in Silver begins to give way to the reality of Sophie the maid (who may not know how to dance, but sure as heck knows way more than any other maid he’s ever met), and the pair begin to fall in serious love.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Prepare for one heck of a romance.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026
The Blue Jackets will need a heck of a run over their final 31 games to end the franchise’s five-year playoff drought.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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