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Recent Examples of hell-bent
All except librarian Elaine Ambrose, hell-bent on protecting the British Museum’s artifacts from the Blitz yet somehow connected to the sorceress Nimue, herself a protector of a certain mythical sword.
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Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
While new-generation business pods like TBPN are gaining attention for making a game out of the power scramble among market elites, count on Odd Lots stubbornly insists on substance in a media economy hell-bent on dumbing things down.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
At 25, when half her friends ran off to marry well and the other half were hell-bent on climbing the corporate ladder, Bizu found herself in the middle, unsure whether to pursue a boyfriend or a business plan.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Scherzinger’s only familiarity with the material was Billy Wilder’s 1950 film, which starred Gloria Swanson as a faded beauty of the silent era hell-bent on a return to relevance.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
While new-generation business pods like TBPN are gaining attention for making a game out of the power scramble among market elites, count on Odd Lots stubbornly insists on substance in a media economy hell-bent on dumbing things down.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
At 25, when half her friends ran off to marry well and the other half were hell-bent on climbing the corporate ladder, Bizu found herself in the middle, unsure whether to pursue a boyfriend or a business plan.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Scherzinger’s only familiarity with the material was Billy Wilder’s 1950 film, which starred Gloria Swanson as a faded beauty of the silent era hell-bent on a return to relevance.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hell-bent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell-bent
Adjective
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More than anything, O’Leary is intent on branding himself a champion of capitalism.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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The members of NewJeans had originally seemed intent on appealing the decision before ultimately deciding to open up talks of a return with Ador.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Layan Life is Anantara’s first dedicated wellness project.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Deer Valley has plenty of black diamond runs scattered throughout the resort, but this is an entire playground completely dedicated to expert skiers.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Millennials, resolute in their fatigue, are less swayed by surface-level marketing and more attuned to what actually makes work sustainable.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Universal Friend was independent, resolute, and brave—qualities that we Americans often claim as uniquely ours—but also stubborn and egotistical.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her cause of death was later determined to be blunt force trauma to the head, the Athens-Clarke County Coroner’s Office and Morgue confirmed to PEOPLE.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Two years later, Poppy is determined to get them back on track.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That means this is one couple insistent on continually revealing new facets, moods and surprises.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Mann was insistent, however, on breaking that vicious cycle.—
Nathan Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The sophomore was steady, including a pair of highlight-reel saves that looked like sure goals.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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The one thing for sure is that this is a very hard problem.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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However, Skipper was adamant that the referee mistakenly listed him as eligible, not Decker, resulting in the Lions losing 20-19 to the Cowboys.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some of the bill’s legislative advocates last year were adamant its motivation was concern over safety and that the public doesn't know enough about the science.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And that his single-minded pursuit to persuade ownership to take his side over Malone prevented him from recognizing that David Adelman could execute his blueprint.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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In this installment, the assassin known — for now — only as the Bride (Uma Thurman) takes her single-minded revenge campaign to Japan (plus a stopover in the American suburbs).—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Hell-bent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell-bent. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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