hell-bent
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Mr. Smith wasn’t just a “bulldog” he was a rabid wolf hell-bent on winning at any cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Bourne told me that back in the 1970s, he hadn’t understood what Stroup was doing—why he’d been so outraged, paranoid, and hell-bent on destroying what had been a productive partnership.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
This is a knotted situation that could become even worse domestically if Rangers were not so hell-bent on raising the ante in the crisis stakes.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
When I was growing up, and I look at my dad and my uncle, you had men that just were so hell-bent on being strong, not showing weakness.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023
Instead they plunged hell-bent into sing, and next time round, all was lost.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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