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
• Who the heck knows what will happen in the next 12 months.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2022
• The skirl of the bagpipes, the street jugglers, the whisky tastings, the…wait, what the heck is that?
  — James Hookway, WSJ, 4 June 2023
• What in the heck does any of this have to do with fashion?
  — New York Times, 17 May 2022
• How the heck were we supposed to get through the next two weeks?
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
• 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
• And that face looks a heck of a lot like Terry O’Quinn.
  — EW.com, 13 Feb. 2024
• Put the entire head into a jar with a lid, and shake the heck out of it!
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
• So if Kevin McCarthy doesn't have the votes to be the next speaker, who the heck does?
  — NBC News, 27 Nov. 2022
• June 2020 was a heck of a time to bring a baby into the world.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
• Corry, what the heck is going on with your side of the aisle there?
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 21 May 2022
• The Football Ferns picked a heck of a time to get their first World Cup win.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• If this is it, a title would be one heck of a way to go out.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2022
• Why in the heck would a firm and its leaders choose to use AI Ethics washing?
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 June 2022
• It’s been on heck of a season so far at the box office.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
• The 11-year-old from Carlsbad is also one heck of a golfer.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2022
• This cable can dish out up to 600W on its own and looks a heck of a lot nicer too.
  — Antony Leather, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• But to be honest, the Lakers do a heck of a job drafting.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
• Who the heck else from the offense has been worth watching on a week-to-week basis?
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2022
• How the heck did fashion become such a man’s man’s man’s world?
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Sep. 2022
• For now, all Indiana can do is hope for the best — and get the heck out of Vegas.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2022
• Drew Sample had a heck of a block on the backer kind of plugging through the B gap.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022
• Moreno and France for the No. 1 contender’s spot makes perfect sense and would be one heck of a fight.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022
• Right now is the time to figure out your next step and get the heck out of that toxic household.
  — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
• My question for you is what in the heck are those towers that appear to line the street in the photo?
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023
• Some rich person is footing one heck of a bill for a pair of old shoes.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2022
• If the answer is yes, July is going to be one heck of a month for you!
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2022
• Get ready for your life to become a *heck* of a lot easier.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 29 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024