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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But the market suddenly turned lower, and the Dow lost 300 points, leaving Wall Street wondering what the heck happened.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
But Sanders is having a heck of a year.
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2025
What in the heck is happening with Black Friday these days?
—John Shumway, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
That was a heck of a win, especially with Hunter not finishing the game and Flory (Bidunga, six points, eight rebounds, 16 minutes) kind of having a coming out party.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Nov. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
But Sanders is having a heck of a year.
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2025
What in the heck is happening with Black Friday these days?
—John Shumway, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
That was a heck of a win, especially with Hunter not finishing the game and Flory (Bidunga, six points, eight rebounds, 16 minutes) kind of having a coming out party.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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