How to Use hell of a in a Sentence

hell of a

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  • That's for hell of a darn sure.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Now that’s one hell of a ghost.
    Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The movie gives her a hell of a role.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
  • That’s one hell of a way to go out.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That'll do a hell of a lot for them.
    ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The players did a hell of a job.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That was a hell of a pickup for them.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Leavitt’s had a hell of a year.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Sinners has had a hell of a year.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
  • That one is indeed a hell of a movie.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Props to our defense, played a hell of a game.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Hey, weren't there two dudes at your school who looked a hell of a lot alike?
    Jordan Hoffman Updated, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • And Trevon is a hell of a player.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Many of us have been saying this used to be a hell of a state.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Jaylen Waddle had one hell of a game.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Harry Styles has had a hell of a month.
    Charu Sinha, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2026
  • That’s the trade-off of life … and one hell of a life lesson.
    Lz Granderson, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
  • The family all do a hell of a job.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
  • This is going to be one hell of a season.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • And running backs are doing a hell of a job.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • So, step right up to the plate and brace yourself for one hell of a swing.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • The actual process took a hell of a lot of work.
    David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a hell of a dynamic right there.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
  • An overlapping full-back who can whip over a hell of a cross.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • It’s been one hell of a year on TikTok.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • At that point, that artist is a hell of a producer and might not even know it.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • And Buffalo is a hell of a city.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Ryan Gosling knows how to throw one hell of a Hail Mary.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The Jets special teams are having one hell of a game.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • There’s some good things on YouTube, but there’s a hell of a lot of junk.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025

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