as hell

phrase

informal + somewhat impolite
used to make a statement more forceful
They were mad as hell.
We've been working as hard as hell to finish on schedule.
"Can you finish on schedule?" "We'll sure as hell try."

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Everyone in town thinks the aunts are weird as hell, but who cares? Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 If this is a style of storytelling that’s going to stick around, you sure as hell should know how a cliff-hanger break works in a vertical. Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Chris Pratt‘s Han Solo turn is still magnetic as hell, though Star-Lord’s caddishness hasn’t aged super well. Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 All of this made the global unity propped up by the halftime show feel fake as hell. Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for as hell

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“As hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20hell. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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