How to Use heck in a Sentence

heck

noun

• And Hound of the Baskervilles scared the heck out of me as a kid.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• Where the heck have John Husted and Cheryl Stevens been?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2022
• The fans at the game seemed to be having a heck of a time.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
• Who the heck knows what will happen in the next 12 months.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2022
• That’s facts, but where in the heck did the first half of this year go?
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 June 2021
• And then add minifigs from Star Wars just for the heck of it.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
• The sound cautioned us to stay the heck out of their way.
  — Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
• There’s so much to like and so much that scares the heck out of you.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2019
• The skirl of the bagpipes, the street jugglers, the whisky tastings, the…wait, what the heck is that?
  — James Hookway, WSJ, 4 June 2023
• At the end of the process there isn’t a heck of a lot of Toyota left.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 27 June 2019
• Here on the right side of the aisle, there’s not a heck of a lot to do but watch.
  — Robert Verbruggen, National Review, 13 Feb. 2020
• What in the heck does any of this have to do with fashion?
  — New York Times, 17 May 2022
• Of course, the question is how the heck do the rest of us pull this off?
  — Adam Rapoport, Bon Appetit, 30 Sep. 2017
• Coach Rakow did a heck of a job putting the program on the map.
  — Paul Johnson, Aurora Beacon-News, 6 June 2017
• How the heck were we supposed to get through the next two weeks?
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
• Neal Moritz was hustling the heck out of this from the jump.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 May 2025
• But why the heck would the Giants be adding to a club that is 24-35?
  — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 6 June 2017
• The dominoes fall In turn, SpaceX got a heck of a deal.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2020
• There will be more at HHS and a heck of a lot more up on the Hill.
  — WSJ, 6 Mar. 2017
• What the heck was that and who would come up with such an idea?
  — Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2021
• And then, halfway through the year, the rest of the league will be like, ‘Who the heck is this guy?
  — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
• And then, halfway through the year, the rest of the league will be like, ‘Who the heck is this guy?
  — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
• But the virgin birth does not make a heck of a lot of sense.
  — National Geographic, 6 Mar. 2016
• Neither one of you has a clue what the heck to say next.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 28 June 2023
• Pass breakup is going to be a heck of a play, but to have the pick to seal the game.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2024
• This is a great deal and a heck of a lot of storage space.
  — Gear Team, Wired, 13 Mar. 2021
• Rio just drove that ball and that was a heck of a play to save three runs.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 9 Sep. 2020
• But just sending them there for the heck of it, not a fan.
  — quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
• Ideally before the best minds get the heck out of the state.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
• Now on discount for $75, this kit is a great deal—not to mention a heck of a lot less expensive than a stressful trip to the vet.
  — Molly Higgins, Wired News, 11 July 2025